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    3. 働かざる者食うべからず

    働かざる者食うべからず

    働はたらか​ざ​る​者もの食くう​べ​か​ら​ず​

    if man will not work, he shall not eat

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    働かざるもの食うべからず

    はたらかざるものくうべからず

    Expressions

    1.
    if man will not work, he shall not eat, no work, no play
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    働
    はたら.く…(1)
    work・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ざ
    za
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
    べ
    be
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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