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    3. 一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣く

    一銭を笑う者は一銭に泣く

    一いっ銭せんを​笑わらう​者ものは​一いっ銭せんに​泣なく​

    take care of the penny

    NTVerbBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab68 strokes

    いっせんをわらうものはいっせんになく

    Verb

    1.
    take care of the penny, he who makes fun of one sen will cry at one sen
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    銭
    ぜに・すき…(2)
    coin・.01 yen・money
    Kanji
    笑
    わら.う・え.む…(2)
    laugh
    Kanji
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    Kanji
    泣
    な.く…(1)
    cry・weep・moan
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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