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    3. 人は死して名を留む

    人は死して名を留む

    人ひとは​死しし​て​名なを​留とどむ​

    he has not lived that lives not after death

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab35 strokes

    ひとはししてなをとどむ

    Expressions

    1.
    he has not lived that lives not after death, the great use of life is to spend it for something that will outlast it
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    Kanji
    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    Kanji
    留
    と.める・と.まる・とど.める・とど.まる・るうぶる…(3)
    detain・fasten・halt・stop
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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