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    3. 水清ければ魚棲まず

    水清ければ魚棲まず

    水みず清きよけ​れ​ば​魚うお棲すま​ず​

    the morally upright have a hard time making friends

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab55 strokes

    みずきよければうおすまず

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    1.
    the morally upright have a hard time making friends, fish will not live in water that is (too) clean
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    清
    きよ.い・きよ.まる・きよ.める…(10)
    pure・purify・cleanse・exorcise・Manchu dynasty
    Kanji
    魚
    うお・さかな・-ざかな…(2)
    fish
    Kanji
    棲
    す.む…(2)
    live・dwell
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 清
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    • け
    • れ
    • ば
    • ま
    • ず

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