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    3. 待つ身は長い

    待つ身は長い

    待まつ​身みは​長ながい​

    a watched pot never boils

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    まつみはながい

    Adjective

    1.
    a watched pot never boils
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    待
    ま.つ・-ま.ち…(3)
    wait・depend on
    Kanji
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
    Kanji
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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