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    3. 孟母断機の教え

    孟母断機の教え

    孟もう母ぼ断だん機きの​教おしえ​

    (the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsEducationKanji Vocab54 strokes

    もうぼだんきのおしえ

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    1.
    (the lesson that) one should not leave things unfinished
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    孟
    かしら…(10)
    chief・beginning
    Kanji
    母
    はは・も…(1)
    mother
    Kanji
    断
    た.つ・ことわ.る・さだ.める…(1)
    severance・decline・refuse・apologize・warn…(5)
    Kanji
    機
    はた…(1)
    loom・mechanism・machine・airplane・opportunity…(3)
    Kanji
    教
    おし.える・おそ.わる…(3)
    teach・faith・doctrine
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
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