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    3. 事なかれ主義

    事なかれ主義

    事ことな​か​れ​主しゅ義ぎ

    (philosophy of) not rocking the boat

    NTNounPolitics & LawEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    ことなかれ主義事勿れ主義

    ことなかれしゅぎ

    Noun

    1.
    (philosophy of) not rocking the boat, (principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie

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    Characters that make up this word

    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    Kanji
    主
    ぬし・おも・あるじ…(6)
    lord・chief・master・main thing・principal
    Kanji
    義
    righteousness・justice・morality・honor・loyalty…(1)
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
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