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    3. 千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず

    千金の裘は一狐の腋に非ず

    千せん金きんの​裘きゅうは​一いっ狐この​腋えきに​非あらず​

    to rule a country requires many great men

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab66 strokes

    せんきんのきゅうはいっこのえきにあらず

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    to rule a country requires many great men, an expensive fur coat will not be made with a single fox
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    Characters that make up this word

    千
    ち…(3)
    thousand
    Kanji
    金
    かね・かな-・-がね…(8)
    gold
    Kanji
    裘
    かわごろも・けごろも…(2)
    leather clothing
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    狐
    きつね…(1)
    fox
    Kanji
    腋
    わき…(2)
    armpit・side
    Kanji
    非
    あら.ず…(1)
    un-・mistake・negative・injustice・non-
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 千
    • 金
    • 裘
    • 一
    • 狐
    • 腋
    • 非
    • の
    • は
    • に
    • ず

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