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    3. 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

    下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

    下へ手たな​鉄てっ砲ぽうも​数かず撃うて​ば​当あた​る​

    even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab82 strokes

    下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たる

    へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる

    Verb

    1.
    even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries, even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    鉄
    くろがね…(3)
    iron
    Kanji
    砲
    cannon・gun
    Kanji
    数
    かず・かぞ.える・しばしば・せ.める・わずらわ.しい…(6)
    number・strength・fate・law・figures
    Kanji
    撃
    う.つ…(1)
    beat・attack・defeat・conquer
    Kanji
    当
    あ.たる・あ.たり・あ.てる・あ.て・まさ.に・まさ.にべし…(2)
    hit・right・appropriate・himself
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • ば
    • た
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