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    3. 女氏無くして玉の輿に乗る

    女氏無くして玉の輿に乗る

    女おんな氏うじ無なく​し​て​玉たまの​輿こしに​乗のる​

    even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab58 strokes

    おんなうじなくしてたまのこしにのる

    Verb

    1.
    even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    女
    おんな・め…(7)
    woman・female
    Kanji
    氏
    うじ・-うじ…(1)
    family name・surname・clan
    Kanji
    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    Kanji
    玉
    たま・たま-・-だま…(3)
    jewel・ball
    Kanji
    輿
    かご・こし…(1)
    palanquin・bier・public opinion・the earth
    Kanji
    乗
    の.る・-の.り・の.せる…(3)
    ride・power・multiplication・record・counter for vehicles…(3)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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