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    3. 麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る

    麒麟も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る

    麒き麟りんも​老おい​ぬ​れ​ば​駑ど馬ばに​劣おとる​

    even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab98 strokes

    騏驎も老いぬれば駑馬に劣る

    きりんもおいぬればどばにおとる

    Verb

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    even an outstanding person becomes inferior when getting old
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    麒
    Chinese unicorn・genius・giraffe・bright・shining
    Kanji
    麟
    Chinese unicorn・genius・giraffe・bright・shining
    Kanji
    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
    Kanji
    駑
    にぶ.い…(1)
    slow horse・foolish fellow
    Kanji
    馬
    うま・うま-・ま…(5)
    horse
    Kanji
    劣
    おと.る…(1)
    inferiority・be inferior to・be worse
    Kanji
    も
    mo
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • れ
    • ば
    • に
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