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    3. 九仞の功を一簣に虧く

    九仞の功を一簣に虧く

    九きゅう仞じんの​功こうを​一いっ簣きに​虧かく​

    to fail one step short of great success

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab56 strokes

    きゅうじんのこうをいっきにかく

    Verb

    1.
    to fail one step short of great success, to fall at the last hurdle
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    九
    ここの・ここの.つ…(6)
    nine
    Kanji
    仞
    はか.る…(1)
    fathom
    Kanji
    功
    いさお…(11)
    achievement・merits・success・honor・credit
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    簣
    もっこ・あじか…(1)
    earth-carrying basket
    Kanji
    虧
    か.ける…(1)
    wane (moon)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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