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    3. 猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判

    猫に木天蓼お女郎に小判

    猫ねこに​木ま天たた蓼びお​女じょ郎ろうに​小こ判ばん

    everyone has their favorite

    NTExpressionsAnimalsKanji Vocab64 strokes

    猫にまたたびお女郎に小判

    ねこにまたたびおじょろうにこばん

    Expressions

    1.
    everyone has their favorite, pick the right thing to please someone, catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    猫
    ねこ…(1)
    cat
    Kanji
    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    Kanji
    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    蓼
    たで…(3)
    luxurious grass・a smartweed
    Kanji
    女
    おんな・め…(7)
    woman・female
    Kanji
    郎
    おとこ…(8)
    son・counter for sons
    Kanji
    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    Kanji
    判
    わか.る…(2)
    judgement・judgment・signature・stamp・seal
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    お
    o
    Kana
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    • 判
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    • お

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