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    3. 出る杭は打たれる

    出る杭は打たれる

    出でる​杭くいは​打うた​れ​る​

    the nail that sticks out gets hammered down

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab29 strokes

    出るくいは打たれる出る杭はうたれる出るクイは打たれるでる杭は打たれる

    でるくいはうたれる

    Verb

    1.
    the nail that sticks out gets hammered down, people that stick out too much get punished
    proverb
    2.
    tall trees catch much wind, people that excel at something become disliked
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    Kanji
    杭
    くい…(2)
    stake・post・picket
    Kanji
    打
    う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ…(3)
    strike・hit・knock・pound・dozen
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
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