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    3. 羹に懲りて膾を吹く

    羹に懲りて膾を吹く

    羹あつものに​懲こり​て​膾なますを​吹ふく​

    a burnt child dreads the fire

    NTVerbFood & DiningKanji Vocab71 strokes

    あつものに懲りて膾を吹く羮に懲りて膾を吹く羹に懲りてなますを吹くあつものに懲りてなますを吹く羮に懲りてなますを吹く

    あつものにこりてなますをふく

    Verb

    1.
    a burnt child dreads the fire, once bitten twice shy, to become overcautious from a bad experience
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 71

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    Characters that make up this word

    羹
    あつもの…(2)
    hot soup
    Kanji
    懲
    こ.りる・こ.らす・こ.らしめる…(1)
    penal・chastise・punish・discipline
    Kanji
    膾
    なます…(2)
    raw fish salad
    Kanji
    吹
    ふ.く…(2)
    blow・breathe・puff・emit・smoke
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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    • に
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    • を
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