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    3. 三つ子の魂百まで

    三つ子の魂百まで

    三みつ​子ごの​魂たましい百ひゃくま​で​

    a leopard cannot change its spots

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab34 strokes

    三つ子の魂百迄

    みつごのたましいひゃくまで

    Expressions

    1.
    a leopard cannot change its spots, the child is father to the man, the soul of a child of three (is the same) at 100
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    魂
    たましい・たま…(1)
    soul・spirit
    Kanji
    百
    もも…(11)
    hundred
    Kanji
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
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    • 三
    • 子
    • 魂
    • 百
    • つ
    • の
    • ま
    • で

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