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    3. 宵越しの銭は持たない

    宵越しの銭は持たない

    宵よい越ごし​の​銭ぜには​持もた​な​い​

    spending a day's revenue within the day

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab60 strokes

    よいごしのぜにはもたない

    Expressions

    1.
    spending a day's revenue within the day, being liberal with one's money

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    Characters that make up this word

    宵
    よい…(1)
    wee hours・evening・early night
    Kanji
    越
    こ.す・-こ.す・-ご.し・こ.える・-ご.え…(10)
    surpass・cross over・move to・exceed・Vietnam
    Kanji
    銭
    ぜに・すき…(2)
    coin・.01 yen・money
    Kanji
    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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    • 宵
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    • 持
    • し
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    • は
    • た
    • な
    • い

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