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    3. 言葉は身の文

    言葉は身の文

    言こと葉ばは​身みの​文あや

    words betray one's character

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab34 strokes

    ことばはみのあや

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    words betray one's character
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    文
    ふみ・あや…(5)
    sentence・literature・style・art・decoration…(3)
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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