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    3. 犬も歩けば棒に当たる

    犬も歩けば棒に当たる

    犬いぬも​歩あるけ​ば​棒ぼうに​当あた​る​

    bad things happen to those who attempt things

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab49 strokes

    犬も歩けば棒に当る犬もあるけば棒に当たる

    いぬもあるけばぼうにあたる

    Verb

    1.
    bad things happen to those who attempt things, if a dog walks they will hit a stick
    proverb
    2.
    good luck may come unexpectedly
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    犬
    いぬ・いぬ-…(1)
    dog
    Kanji
    歩
    ある.く・あゆ.む…(6)
    walk・counter for steps
    Kanji
    棒
    rod・stick・cane・pole・club…(1)
    Kanji
    当
    あ.たる・あ.たり・あ.てる・あ.て・まさ.に・まさ.にべし…(2)
    hit・right・appropriate・himself
    Kanji
    も
    mo
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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