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    3. 勘定合って銭足らず

    勘定合って銭足らず

    勘かん定じょう合あっ​て​銭ぜに足たら​ず​

    a profit on paper doesn't always mean a profit in the bank

    NTExpressionsBusiness & FinanceLiteratureKanji Vocab54 strokes

    勘定あって銭足らず

    かんじょうあってぜにたらず

    Expressions

    1.
    a profit on paper doesn't always mean a profit in the bank, what works in theory doesn't always work in practice
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    勘
    intuition・perception・check・compare・sixth sense
    Kanji
    定
    さだ.める・さだ.まる・さだ.か…(3)
    determine・fix・establish・decide
    Kanji
    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    Kanji
    銭
    ぜに・すき…(2)
    coin・.01 yen・money
    Kanji
    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • ら
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