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    3. 亡羊補牢

    亡羊補牢

    亡ぼう羊よう補ほ牢ろう

    locking the barn door after the horse has bolted

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    ぼうようほろう

    Noun

    1.
    locking the barn door after the horse has bolted, doing something too late, mending the pen after the sheep are lost
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    亡
    な.い・な.き-・ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(2)
    deceased・the late・dying・perish
    羊
    ひつじ…(2)
    sheep
    補
    おぎな.う…(1)
    supplement・supply・make good・offset・compensate…(2)
    牢
    かた.い・ひとや…(1)
    prison・jail・hardness
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