Japanese

Proverb

蛙の子は蛙 ‎(hiragana かえるのこはかえる, romaji kaeru no ko wa kaeru)

1. A child grows up to be very similar to its parents, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

See also

• 鳶 (とんび)が鷹 (たか)を産 (う)む ‎(tonbi ga taka o umu): The kite hatches a hawk.