036Japanese proverb ことわざ
類は友を呼ぶ
るいはともをよぶRui wa tomo o yobu
“Like calls to like.”
Word for wordThe similar calls the friend.
The meaning
We attract what resembles us. Our company says something about us — and shapes us in return.
At the origin
A traditional proverb in daily use.
The characters
- 類 ruilike kind
- は watopic marker
- 友
- を
- 呼ぶ
はParticleMarks the topic: what the sentence is about — “as for…”.
In practice
Choose company that pulls you toward what you want to become.