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    3. 凝っては思案に能わず

    凝っては思案に能わず

    凝こっ​て​は​思し案あんに​能あたわ​ず​

    too much thinking gets you nowhere

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab59 strokes

    凝っては思案にあたわず

    こってはしあんにあたわず

    Expressions

    1.
    too much thinking gets you nowhere, excessive enthusiasm clouds one's judgment
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    凝
    こ.る・こ.らす・こご.らす・こご.らせる・こご.る…(1)
    congeal・freeze・stiff・be absorbed in
    Kanji
    思
    おも.う・おもえら.く・おぼ.す…(1)
    think
    Kanji
    案
    つくえ…(1)
    plan・suggestion・draft・ponder・fear…(6)
    Kanji
    能
    よ.く・あた.う…(5)
    ability・talent・skill・capacity
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 凝
    • 思
    • 案
    • 能
    • っ
    • て
    • は
    • に
    • わ
    • ず

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