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    3. 身を殺して仁をなす

    身を殺して仁をなす

    身みを​殺ころし​て​仁じんを​な​す​

    to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab35 strokes

    身を殺して仁を為す

    みをころしてじんをなす

    Verb

    1.
    to do an act of benevolence at the sacrifice of oneself

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
    Kanji
    仁
    humanity・virtue・benevolence・charity・man…(1)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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