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    3. 然こそ言え

    然こそ言え

    然さこ​そ​言いえ​

    be that as it may

    NTExpressionsCore ConceptsKanji Vocab24 strokes

    さこそいえ

    Expressions

    1.
    be that as it may
    archaic

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    Characters that make up this word

    然
    しか・しか.り・しか.し・さ…(2)
    sort of thing・so・if so・in that case・well
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    そ
    so
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
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