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知らぬが仏 (しらぬがほとけ) — ignorance is bliss | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
知らぬが仏

知らぬが仏

知しらぬが仏ほとけ

ignorance is bliss

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology21 strokes

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しらぬがほとけ

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ignorance is bliss

proverb

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Kanji that make up this word

し.る・し.らせる…(7)

ほとけ…(2)

Buddha・the dead・France

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