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    3. 口では大坂の城も建つ

    口では大坂の城も建つ

    口くちで​は​大おお坂さかの​城しろも​建たつ​

    talk is cheap

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab42 strokes

    口では大阪の城も建つ

    くちではおおさかのしろもたつ

    Verb

    1.
    talk is cheap, it's easier to say than to do, building Osaka Castle by talking
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    Kanji
    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    Kanji
    坂
    さか…(3)
    slope・incline・hill
    Kanji
    城
    しろ…(13)
    castle
    Kanji
    建
    た.てる・た.て・-だ.て・た.つ…(5)
    build
    Kanji
    で
    de
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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    • 口
    • 大
    • 坂
    • 城
    • 建
    • で
    • は
    • の
    • も
    • つ

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