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    3. 形影一如

    形影一如

    形けい影えい一いち如にょ

    being inseparable as a form and its shadow

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    けいえいいちにょ

    Noun

    1.
    being inseparable as a form and its shadow, a person's deed mirrors the good or evil of his mind, husband and wife being never apart
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 29

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    形
    かた・-がた・かたち・なり…(3)
    shape・form・style
    影
    かげ…(1)
    shadow・silhouette・phantom
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    如
    ごと.し…(6)
    likeness・like・such as・as if・better…(2)
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