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    3. 朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり

    朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり

    朝あしたに​道みちを​聞きか​ば​、​夕ゆうべ​に​死しす​と​も​可かな​り​

    if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab85 strokes

    朝に道を聞かば夕べに死すとも可なり

    あしたにみちをきかば、ゆうべにしすともかなり

    Expressions

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    if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    朝
    あさ…(6)
    morning・dynasty・regime・epoch・period…(1)
    Kanji
    道
    みち・いう…(7)
    road-way・street・district・journey・course…(2)
    Kanji
    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    夕
    ゆう…(2)
    evening
    Kanji
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    Kanji
    可
    -べ.き・-べ.し…(3)
    can・passable・approval
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    べ
    be
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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    • 道
    • 聞
    • 夕
    • 死
    • 可
    • に
    • を
    • か
    • ば
    • べ
    • す
    • と
    • も
    • な
    • り

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