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    3. 瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば光る

    瑠璃も玻璃も照らせば光る

    瑠る璃りも​玻は璃りも​照てら​せ​ば​光ひかる​

    cream rises to the top

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab89 strokes

    るりもはりもてらせばひかる

    Verb

    1.
    cream rises to the top, great talent will stand out anywhere, lapis lazuli and crystals shine when lit up
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    瑠
    lapis lazuli
    Kanji
    璃
    glassy・lapis lazuli
    Kanji
    玻
    glass
    Kanji
    照
    て.る・て.らす・て.れる…(3)
    illuminate・shine・compare・bashful
    Kanji
    光
    ひか.る・ひかり…(8)
    ray・light
    Kanji
    も
    mo
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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