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    3. 乞食を三日すればやめられぬ

    乞食を三日すればやめられぬ

    乞こ食じきを​三みっ日かす​れ​ば​や​め​ら​れ​ぬ​

    once a beggar, always a beggar

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab42 strokes

    乞食を三日すれば止められぬ

    こじきをみっかすればやめられぬ

    Expressions

    1.
    once a beggar, always a beggar, if one begs for three days, one cannot stop
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    Characters that make up this word

    乞
    こ.う…(5)
    beg・invite・ask
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    日
    ひ・-び・-か…(14)
    day・sun・Japan・counter for days
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    や
    ya
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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    • ら
    • ぬ

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