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    3. 好きこそものの上手なれ

    好きこそものの上手なれ

    好すき​こ​そ​も​の​の​上じょう手ずな​れ​

    what one likes, one will do well

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    好きこそ物の上手なれ

    すきこそもののじょうずなれ

    Expressions

    1.
    what one likes, one will do well, you become good at what you like doing
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    好
    この.む・す.く・よ.い・い.い…(5)
    fond・pleasing・like something
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    そ
    so
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
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