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    3. 正直は最善の策

    正直は最善の策

    正しょう直じきは​最さい善ぜんの​策さく

    honesty is the best policy

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab53 strokes

    しょうじきはさいぜんのさく

    Expressions

    1.
    honesty is the best policy
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    正
    ただ.しい・ただ.す・まさ・まさ.に…(7)
    correct・justice・righteous・10**40
    Kanji
    直
    ただ.ちに・なお.す・-なお.す・なお.る・なお.き・す.ぐ…(7)
    straightaway・honesty・frankness・fix・repair
    Kanji
    最
    もっと.も・つま…(3)
    utmost・most・extreme
    Kanji
    善
    よ.い・い.い・よ.く・よし.とする…(3)
    virtuous・good・goodness
    Kanji
    策
    scheme・plan・policy・step・means
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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