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    3. 悪名は無名に勝る

    悪名は無名に勝る

    悪あく名みょうは​無むめ名いに​勝まさる​

    it is better to be infamous than unknown

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab54 strokes

    あくみょうはむめいにまさる

    Verb

    1.
    it is better to be infamous than unknown
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    悪
    わる.い・わる-・あ.し・にく.い・-にく.い・ああ…(5)
    bad・vice・rascal・false・evil…(1)
    Kanji
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    Kanji
    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    Kanji
    勝
    か.つ・-が.ち・まさ.る・すぐ.れる・かつ…(4)
    victory・win・prevail・excel
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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