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    3. 創業は易く守成は難し

    創業は易く守成は難し

    創そう業ぎょうは​易やすく​守しゅ成せいは​難かたし​

    it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it

    NTExpressionsBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab71 strokes

    そうぎょうはやすくしゅせいはかたし

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    it is easy to start an enterprise but hard to maintain it
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    創
    つく.る・はじ.める・きず・けず.しける…(3)
    genesis・wound・injury・hurt・start…(1)
    Kanji
    業
    わざ…(4)
    business・vocation・arts・performance
    Kanji
    易
    やさ.しい・やす.い…(2)
    easy・ready to・simple・fortune-telling・divination
    Kanji
    守
    まも.る・まも.り・もり・-もり・かみ…(6)
    guard・protect・defend・obey
    Kanji
    成
    な.る・な.す・-な.す…(15)
    turn into・become・get・grow・elapse…(1)
    Kanji
    難
    かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い…(3)
    difficult・impossible・trouble・accident・defect
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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    • 成
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    • し

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