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    3. 一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る

    一葉落ちて天下の秋を知る

    一いち葉よう落おち​て​天てん下かの​秋あきを​知しる​

    a straw will show which way the wind blows

    NTVerbNature & EnvironmentLiteratureKanji Vocab57 strokes

    いちようおちててんかのあきをしる

    Verb

    1.
    a straw will show which way the wind blows, a falling leaf shows that autumn has come
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    落
    お.ちる・お.ち・お.とす…(2)
    fall・drop・come down・village・hamlet
    Kanji
    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    秋
    あき・とき…(2)
    autumn
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 落
    • 天
    • 下
    • 秋
    • 知
    • ち
    • て
    • の
    • を
    • る

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