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    3. 大事の前の小事

    大事の前の小事

    大だい事じの​前まえの​小しょう事じ

    don't put the trivial ahead of the important

    NTExpressionsDaily LifeKanji Vocab33 strokes

    だいじのまえのしょうじ

    Expressions

    1.
    don't put the trivial ahead of the important, don't sweat the small stuff, don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise)
    proverb
    2.
    read the fine print, be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    Kanji
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    Kanji
    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    Kanji
    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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