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    3. 腹八分目に医者いらず

    腹八分目に医者いらず

    腹はら八はち分ぶん目めに​医い者しゃい​ら​ず​

    eating moderately keeps the doctor away

    NTExpressionsFood & DiningMedicine & HealthKanji Vocab50 strokes

    腹八分目に医者要らず腹８分目に医者要らず

    はらはちぶんめにいしゃいらず

    Expressions

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    eating moderately keeps the doctor away
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    腹
    はら…(1)
    abdomen・belly・stomach
    Kanji
    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    Kanji
    分
    わ.ける・わ.け・わ.かれる・わ.かる・わ.かつ…(5)
    part・minute of time・segment・share・degree…(8)
    Kanji
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    医
    い.やす・い.する・くすし…(1)
    doctor・medicine
    Kanji
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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