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    3. 子で子にならぬほととぎす

    子で子にならぬほととぎす

    子こで​子こに​な​ら​ぬ​ほ​と​と​ぎ​す​

    no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child

    NTExpressionsFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab36 strokes

    子で子にならぬ時鳥

    こでこにならぬほととぎす

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    no matter how lovingly raised, a foster child is not actually one's biological child
    proverbrare term

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    Characters that make up this word

    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    で
    de
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
    ほ
    ho
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    ぎ
    gi
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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    • ぎ
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