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    3. 鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす

    鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身を焦がす

    鳴なく​蝉せみよ​り​も​鳴なか​ぬ​蛍ほたるが​身みを​焦こが​す​

    empty vessels make the most noise

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    鳴く蝉よりも鳴かぬ蛍が身をこがす

    なくせみよりもなかぬほたるがみをこがす

    Verb

    1.
    empty vessels make the most noise, the silent firefly burns with more passion than the crying cicada
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    Characters that make up this word

    鳴
    な.く・な.る・な.らす…(3)
    chirp・cry・bark・sound・ring…(2)
    Kanji
    蝉
    せみ…(2)
    cicada
    Kanji
    蛍
    ほたる…(1)
    lightning-bug・firefly
    Kanji
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    焦
    こ.げる・こ.がす・こ.がれる・あせ.る・じ.れる・じ.らす…(1)
    char・hurry・impatient・irritate・burn…(2)
    Kanji
    く
    ku
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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    • 鳴
    • 蝉
    • 蛍
    • 身
    • 焦
    • く
    • よ
    • り
    • も
    • か
    • ぬ
    • が
    • を
    • す

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