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    3. 触らぬ神に祟りなし

    触らぬ神に祟りなし

    触さわら​ぬ​神かみに​祟たたり​な​し​

    let sleeping dogs lie

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab46 strokes

    触らぬ神にたたりなしさわらぬ神にたたりなし触らぬ神に祟り無しさわらぬ神に祟りなし触らぬ神にたたり無し

    さわらぬかみにたたりなし

    Expressions

    1.
    let sleeping dogs lie, wake not a sleeping lion, the spirit you do not approach will not curse you
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    触
    ふ.れる・さわ.る・さわ…(1)
    contact・touch・feel・hit・proclaim…(2)
    Kanji
    神
    かみ・かん-・こう-…(11)
    gods・mind・soul
    Kanji
    祟
    たた.る・たた.り…(1)
    curse・haunt
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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