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    3. 親しき中に垣をせよ

    親しき中に垣をせよ

    親したし​き​中なかに​垣かきを​せ​よ​

    good fences make good neighbors

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab45 strokes

    したしきなかにかきをせよ

    Expressions

    1.
    good fences make good neighbors, a hedge between keeps friendship green
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    親
    おや・おや-・した.しい・した.しむ…(4)
    parent・intimacy・relative・familiarity・dealer (cards)
    Kanji
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    垣
    かき…(2)
    hedge・fence・wall
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
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