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    3. 故郷に錦を飾る

    故郷に錦を飾る

    故こ郷きょうに​錦にしきを​飾かざる​

    to come home in triumph

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab56 strokes

    こきょうににしきをかざるふるさとににしきをかざる

    Verb

    1.
    to come home in triumph, to return to one's hometown in glory

    Stroke 0 / 56

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    故
    ゆえ・ふる.い・もと…(1)
    happenstance・especially・intentionally・reason・cause…(4)
    Kanji
    郷
    さと…(3)
    home town・village・native place・district
    Kanji
    錦
    にしき…(4)
    brocade・fine dress・honors
    Kanji
    飾
    かざ.る・かざ.り…(2)
    decorate・ornament・adorn・embellish
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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