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    3. 馬に乗るまでは牛に乗れ

    馬に乗るまでは牛に乗れ

    馬うまに​乗のる​ま​で​は​牛うしに​乗のれ​

    learn to crawl before you learn to walk

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab50 strokes

    うまにのるまではうしにのれ

    Expressions

    1.
    learn to crawl before you learn to walk, until you ride a horse, ride a cow
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    馬
    うま・うま-・ま…(5)
    horse
    Kanji
    乗
    の.る・-の.り・の.せる…(3)
    ride・power・multiplication・record・counter for vehicles…(3)
    Kanji
    牛
    うし…(3)
    cow
    Kanji
    れ
    re
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
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