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    3. 板子一枚下は地獄

    板子一枚下は地獄

    板いた子ご一いち枚まい下したは​地じ獄ごく

    there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition

    NTExpressionsTravel & TransportationKanji Vocab46 strokes

    いたごいちまいしたはじごく

    Expressions

    1.
    there is only the thickness of the boat's planking between one and perdition, on a boat, one is only an inch or two from a watery grave
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    板
    いた…(2)
    plank・board・plate・stage
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    枚
    sheet of...・counter for flat thin objects or sheets
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    獄
    prison・jail
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
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    • 板
    • 子
    • 一
    • 枚
    • 下
    • 地
    • 獄
    • は

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