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    3. 上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らず

    上戸は毒を知らず下戸は薬を知らず

    上じょう戸ごは​毒どくを​知しら​ず​下げ戸こは​薬くすりを​知しら​ず​

    drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab78 strokes

    じょうごはどくをしらずげこはくすりをしらず

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    drinkers drink too much (and harm themselves in the process), nondrinkers drink too little (and miss out on the medicinal benefits of alcohol)
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    Characters that make up this word

    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    戸
    と…(3)
    door・counter for houses・door radical (no. 63)
    Kanji
    毒
    poison・virus・venom・germ・harm…(2)
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 上
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    • 薬
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    • を
    • ら
    • ず

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