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    3. 後生大事

    後生大事

    後ご生しょう大だい事じ

    with religious zeal

    KMT10News #45+1NounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    ごしょうだいじ

    Noun

    1.
    with religious zeal, with utmost devotion, take great care of
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 25

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    祖そ母ぼは古ふるい人にん形ぎょうを後ご生しょう大だい事じにしている。

    My grandmother cherishes her old doll with utmost devotion.

    KMT8Family & RelationshipsDaily Life
    彼かれは亡なき父ちちの形かた見みを後ご生しょう大だい事じに持もっていた。

    He kept his late father's keepsake with utmost devotion.

    KMT10Family & RelationshipsEmotions & Psychology
    その古こ文もん書じょは、代だい々だ後いご生しょう大だ事いじに守まもり伝つたえられてきた。

    That ancient document has been carefully preserved and handed down through generations.

    KMT10HistoryCulture & Traditions
    仏ぶつ像ぞうを後ご生しょう大だい事じに祀まつることは、信しん仰こうの表あらわれだ。

    Worshipping Buddhist statues with utmost devotion is an expression of faith.

    KMT10Religion & PhilosophyCulture & Traditions
    伝でん統とう工こう芸げい品ひんは、職しょく人にんによって後ご生しょう大だい事じに作つくられ、受うけ継つがれている。

    Traditional crafts are made and passed down with utmost devotion by artisans.

    KMT10Culture & TraditionsWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
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