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    3. 人の口に戸は立てられぬ

    人の口に戸は立てられぬ

    人ひとの​口くちに​戸とは​立たて​ら​れ​ぬ​

    you can't control what people say

    NTNoun, VerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab28 strokes

    ひとのくちにとはたてられぬ

    Noun, Verb

    1.
    you can't control what people say, you can't stop rumours (rumors)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    Kanji
    戸
    と…(3)
    door・counter for houses・door radical (no. 63)
    Kanji
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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    • ぬ

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