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    3. 三遍回って煙草にしょ

    三遍回って煙草にしょ

    三さん遍べん回まわっ​て​煙タバ草コに​し​ょ​

    measure twice and cut once

    NTExpressionsDaily LifeKanji Vocab51 strokes

    三べん回って煙草にしょ三べん回ってたばこにしょ

    さんべんまわってタバコにしょ

    Expressions

    1.
    measure twice and cut once, don't slack off until the job's done properly, go around three times before you take a smoke
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    遍
    あまね.く…(1)
    everywhere・times・widely・generally
    Kanji
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    Kanji
    煙
    けむ.る・けむり・けむ.い…(2)
    smoke
    Kanji
    草
    くさ・くさ-・-ぐさ…(3)
    grass・weeds・herbs・pasture・write…(1)
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    ょ
    small yo
    Kana
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