◆三つ子の魂百までも Mitsugo(3go) no tamashii 100 mademo.
- 解釈：幼い頃の性質は、一生涯変わらないことのたとえ。
- Literal：A 3-year-old child's soul is to 100 years old.
- Interpretation：When young, character does not change throughout life. The child is the father of the man. Also what is learned in the cradle is carried to the grave.
- 類義：雀百まで踊り忘れぬ。三つ子の魂八十まで。持った病は治らぬ。