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    3. 仏の顔も三度

    仏の顔も三度

    仏ほとけの​顔かおも​三さん度ど

    even the patience of a saint eventually runs out

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab38 strokes

    ほとけのかおもさんど

    Expressions

    1.
    even the patience of a saint eventually runs out, (if you touch) the Buddha's face three times (he will get annoyed)
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 38

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    仏
    ほとけ…(2)
    Buddha・the dead・France
    Kanji
    顔
    かお…(1)
    face・expression
    Kanji
    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    度
    たび・-た.い…(4)
    degrees・occurrence・time・counter for occurrences・consider…(1)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
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