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    3. 失敗は成功の母

    失敗は成功の母

    失しっ敗ぱいは​成せい功こうの​母はは

    failure is the mother of success

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab36 strokes

    しっぱいはせいこうのはは

    Expressions

    1.
    failure is the mother of success
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    失
    うしな.う・う.せる…(1)
    lose・error・fault・disadvantage・loss
    Kanji
    敗
    やぶ.れる…(1)
    failure・defeat・reversal
    Kanji
    成
    な.る・な.す・-な.す…(15)
    turn into・become・get・grow・elapse…(1)
    Kanji
    功
    いさお…(11)
    achievement・merits・success・honor・credit
    Kanji
    母
    はは・も…(1)
    mother
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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