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    3. 三尺去って師の影を踏まず

    三尺去って師の影を踏まず

    三さん尺じゃく去さっ​て​師しの​影かげを​踏ふま​ず​

    a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)

    NTExpressionsEducationKanji Vocab65 strokes

    さんじゃくさってしのかげをふまず

    Expressions

    1.
    a student must never forget to honor their teacher (honour)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    尺
    さし…(2)
    shaku・Japanese foot・measure・scale・rule
    Kanji
    去
    さ.る・-さ.る…(3)
    gone・past・quit・leave・elapse…(2)
    Kanji
    師
    いくさ…(8)
    expert・teacher・master・model・exemplar…(2)
    Kanji
    影
    かげ…(1)
    shadow・silhouette・phantom
    Kanji
    踏
    ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)
    step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 去
    • 師
    • 影
    • 踏
    • っ
    • て
    • の
    • を
    • ま
    • ず

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