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    3. わらしべ長者

    わらしべ長者

    わ​ら​し​べ​長ちょう者しゃ

    Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab24 strokes

    藁稭長者

    わらしべちょうしゃ

    Noun

    1.
    Straw Millionaire (Japanese Buddhist folk tale)
    work of art, literature, music, etc. name

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    Characters that make up this word

    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
    Kanji
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    べ
    be
    Kana
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