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    3. 他山の石以て玉を攻むべし

    他山の石以て玉を攻むべし

    他た山ざんの​石いし以もって​玉たまを​攻おさむ​べ​し​

    one should learn from other's mistakes

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab42 strokes

    たざんのいしもってたまをおさむべし

    Expressions

    1.
    one should learn from other's mistakes, stones from other mountains can be used to polish one's own gems
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    他
    ほか…(1)
    other・another・the others
    Kanji
    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    Kanji
    石
    いし…(9)
    stone
    Kanji
    以
    もっ.て…(2)
    by means of・because・in view of・compared with
    Kanji
    玉
    たま・たま-・-だま…(3)
    jewel・ball
    Kanji
    攻
    せ.める…(2)
    aggression・attack・criticize・polish
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
    べ
    be
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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    • 石
    • 以
    • 玉
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    • て
    • を
    • む
    • べ
    • し

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