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    3. 省あって国なし

    省あって国なし

    省しょうあ​っ​て​国くにな​し​

    each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country

    NTExpressionsPolitics & LawKanji Vocab27 strokes

    しょうあってくになし

    Expressions

    1.
    each ministry thinks only of its own good, but not of the good of the country, when there are ministries, there is no country
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    省
    かえり.みる・はぶ.く…(4)
    government ministry・conserve・omit
    Kanji
    国
    くに…(3)
    country
    Kanji
    あ
    a
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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