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    3. 光陰矢のごとし

    光陰矢のごとし

    光こう陰いん矢やの​ご​と​し​

    time flies like an arrow

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab30 strokes

    光陰矢の如し

    こういんやのごとし

    Expressions

    1.
    time flies like an arrow, time and tide wait for no man, life is short
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    光
    ひか.る・ひかり…(8)
    ray・light
    Kanji
    陰
    かげ・かげ.る…(1)
    shade・yin・negative・sex organs・secret…(1)
    Kanji
    矢
    や…(1)
    dart・arrow
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    ご
    go
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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