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    3. お初徳兵衛

    お初徳兵衛

    お​初はつ徳とく兵べ衛え

    Ohatsu and Tokubei (lovers who committed suicide together in 1703)

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    おはつとくべえ

    Noun

    1.
    Ohatsu and Tokubei (lovers who committed suicide together in 1703)
    full name of a particular person
    2.
    The Love Suicides at Sonezaki (play by Chikamatsu)
    work of art, literature, music, etc. name

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    Characters that make up this word

    初
    はじ.め・はじ.めて・はつ・はつ-・うい-・-そ.める…(4)
    first time・beginning
    Kanji
    徳
    benevolence・virtue・goodness・commanding respect
    Kanji
    兵
    つわもの…(3)
    soldier・private・troops・army・warfare…(2)
    Kanji
    衛
    defense・protection
    Kanji
    お
    o
    Kana
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