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    3. 君子は豹変す

    君子は豹変す

    君くん子しは​豹ひょう変へんす​

    a wise man changes his mind, a fool never

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    くんしはひょうへんす

    Verb

    1.
    a wise man changes his mind, a fool never, the wise adapt themselves to changed circumstances
    proverb
    2.
    the wise make no scruple in suddenly changing their demeanor
    proverbcolloquial

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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
    豹
    leopard・panther
    Kanji
    変
    か.わる・か.わり・か.える…(1)
    unusual・change・strange
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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