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    3. 君子は周して比せず小人は比して周せず

    君子は周して比せず小人は比して周せず

    君くん子しは​周しゅうし​て​比ひせ​ず​小しょう人じんは​比ひし​て​周しゅうせ​ず​

    a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab63 strokes

    くんしはしゅうしてひせずしょうじんはひしてしゅうせず

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    a wise man keeps wide company; a fool joins a clique
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    君
    きみ・-ぎみ…(2)
    mister・you・ruler・male name suffix
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    周
    まわ.り…(9)
    circumference・circuit・lap
    Kanji
    比
    くら.べる…(3)
    compare・race・ratio・Philippines
    Kanji
    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 君
    • 子
    • 周
    • 比
    • 小
    • 人
    • は
    • し
    • て
    • せ
    • ず

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