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    3. 山と言えば川

    山と言えば川

    山やまと​言いえ​ば​川かわ

    always contradicting what other people say

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab22 strokes

    山といえば川

    やまといえばかわ

    Expressions

    1.
    always contradicting what other people say
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    川
    かわ…(4)
    stream・river・river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)
    Kanji
    と
    to
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
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