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    3. 我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ

    我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ

    我わが​身みを​つ​ね​っ​て​人ひとの​痛いたさ​を​知しれ​

    walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab58 strokes

    我が身を抓って人の痛さを知れ

    わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ

    Expressions

    1.
    walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering, you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself, pinch yourself and know others' pain
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    Characters that make up this word

    我
    われ・わ・わ.が-・わが-…(4)
    ego・I・selfish・our・oneself
    Kanji
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    痛
    いた.い・いた.む・いた.ましい・いた.める…(1)
    pain・hurt・damage・bruise
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
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    • 我
    • 身
    • 人
    • 痛
    • 知
    • が
    • を
    • つ
    • ね
    • っ
    • て
    • の
    • さ
    • れ

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