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    3. 山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し

    山中の賊を破るは易く心中の賊を破るは難し

    山さん中ちゅうの​賊ぞくを​破やぶる​は​易やすく​心しん中ちゅうの​賊ぞくを​破やぶる​は​難かたし​

    it's hard to discipline one's mind

    NTExpressionsLiteratureEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab105 strokes

    さんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはやすくしんちゅうのぞくをやぶるはかたし

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    1.
    it's hard to discipline one's mind, defeating the bandits in the mountains is easy; defeating the bandit in one's heart is hard
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    Kanji
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    賊
    burglar・rebel・traitor・robber
    Kanji
    破
    やぶ.る・やぶ.れる・わ.れる…(1)
    rend・rip・tear・break・destroy…(2)
    Kanji
    易
    やさ.しい・やす.い…(2)
    easy・ready to・simple・fortune-telling・divination
    Kanji
    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
    Kanji
    難
    かた.い・-がた.い・むずか.しい・むづか.しい・むつか.しい・-にく.い…(3)
    difficult・impossible・trouble・accident・defect
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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    • 中
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    • 破
    • 易
    • 心
    • 難
    • の
    • を
    • る
    • は
    • く
    • し

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