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    3. 酒は百薬の長

    酒は百薬の長

    酒さけは​百ひゃく薬やくの​長ちょう

    good wine makes good blood

    NTExpressionsFood & DiningKanji Vocab44 strokes

    さけはひゃくやくのちょう

    Expressions

    1.
    good wine makes good blood, sake is the best of all medicines
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    酒
    さけ・さか-…(4)
    sake・alcohol
    Kanji
    百
    もも…(11)
    hundred
    Kanji
    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
    Kanji
    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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