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    3. 強弩の末魯縞に入る能わず

    強弩の末魯縞に入る能わず

    強きょう弩どの​末すえ魯ろ縞こうに​入いる​能あたわ​ず​

    even the strong will grow weak

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab78 strokes

    きょうどのすえろこうにいるあたわず

    Expressions

    1.
    even the strong will grow weak, (even an arrow fired from) a strong bow loses momentum until it cannot even penetrate a piece of thin silk from Lu
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 78

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    Characters that make up this word

    強
    つよ.い・つよ.まる・つよ.める・し.いる・こわ.い…(3)
    strong
    Kanji
    弩
    おおゆみ・いしゆみ…(1)
    bow (arrow)
    Kanji
    末
    すえ・うら・うれ…(2)
    end・close・tip・powder・posterity
    Kanji
    魯
    おろか…(1)
    foolish・Russia
    Kanji
    縞
    しま・しろぎぬ…(1)
    stripe
    Kanji
    入
    い.る・-い.る・-い.り・い.れる・-い.れ・はい.る…(7)
    enter・insert
    Kanji
    能
    よ.く・あた.う…(5)
    ability・talent・skill・capacity
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • る
    • わ
    • ず

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