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    3. 今日の一針、明日の十針

    今日の一針、明日の十針

    今きょ日うの​一ひと針はり、​明あ日すの​十とは針り

    a stitch in time saves nine

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    今日の一針明日の十針

    きょうのひとはり、あすのとはり

    Expressions

    1.
    a stitch in time saves nine, one needle today, ten needles tomorrow
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    今
    いま…(3)
    now
    Kanji
    日
    ひ・-び・-か…(14)
    day・sun・Japan・counter for days
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    針
    はり…(2)
    needle・pin・staple・stinger
    Kanji
    明
    あ.かり・あか.るい・あか.るむ・あか.らむ・あき.らか・あ.ける…(18)
    bright・light
    Kanji
    十
    とお・と・そ…(15)
    ten
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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