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    3. 寺から里へ

    寺から里へ

    寺てらか​ら​里さとへ​

    putting the cart before the horse

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab19 strokes

    てらからさとへ

    Expressions

    1.
    putting the cart before the horse
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    寺
    てら…(1)
    Buddhist temple
    Kanji
    里
    さと…(2)
    ri・village・parent's home・league
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    へ
    he
    Kana
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