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    3. 一将功成りて万骨枯る

    一将功成りて万骨枯る

    一いっ将しょう功こう成なり​て​万ばん骨こつ枯かる​

    thousands die to make one hero

    NTExpressionsHistoryKanji Vocab48 strokes

    いっしょうこうなりてばんこつかる

    Expressions

    1.
    thousands die to make one hero, one general reaches glory, ten thousand bones are left to dry
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    将
    まさ.に・はた・まさ・ひきい.る・もって…(7)
    leader・commander・general・admiral・or…(4)
    Kanji
    功
    いさお…(11)
    achievement・merits・success・honor・credit
    Kanji
    成
    な.る・な.す・-な.す…(15)
    turn into・become・get・grow・elapse…(1)
    Kanji
    万
    よろず…(5)
    ten thousand・10,000
    Kanji
    骨
    ほね…(1)
    skeleton・bone・remains・frame
    Kanji
    枯
    か.れる・か.らす…(1)
    wither・die・dry up・be seasoned
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 枯
    • り
    • て
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