去る者は日々に疎し

Japanese
Kanji in this term
去 者 日 日 疎
さ
Grade: 3		 もの
Grade: 3		 ひ
Grade: 1		 ひ > び
Grade: 1		 うと
Grade: S
Alternative spellings
去る者は日々に疎し (kyūjitai)
去る者は日日に疎し

Etymology

Calque of Literary Chinese 去者日以疏 from the early 6th century Chinese text Wen Xuan:

去者日以疏，生者日以親 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
去者日以疏，生者日以亲 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
qùzhě rì yǐ shū, shēngzhě rì yǐ qīn [Pinyin]
The departed become distant over time; Those who come become familiar over time.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [sa̠ɾɯ̟ᵝ mo̞no̞ ɰᵝa̠ çibʲi ɲ̟i ɯ̟ᵝto̞ɕi]

Proverb

去(さ)る者(もの)は日(ひ)々(び)に疎(うと)し • (saru mono wa hibi ni utoshi) 

  1. feelings for a departed one grow weaker over time; out of sight, out of mind

References
  1. Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
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