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    3. 本木にまさる末木なし

    本木にまさる末木なし

    本もと木きに​ま​さ​る​末うら木きな​し​

    of soup and love, the first is the best

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab33 strokes

    本木に勝る末木なし

    もときにまさるうらきなし

    Expressions

    1.
    of soup and love, the first is the best, one's first spouse tends to be better than any subsequent spouse
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    本
    もと…(3)
    book・present・main・origin・true…(2)
    Kanji
    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    Kanji
    末
    すえ・うら・うれ…(2)
    end・close・tip・powder・posterity
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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