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    3. 口は災いの元

    口は災いの元

    口くちは​災わざわい​の​元もと

    words can lead to disaster

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    口は禍の元

    くちはわざわいのもと

    Expressions

    1.
    words can lead to disaster, the tongue is the root of calamities, the more you open your mouth the more likely you are to put your foot in it
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    Kanji
    災
    わざわ.い…(1)
    disaster・calamity・woe・curse・evil
    Kanji
    元
    もと…(7)
    beginning・former time・origin
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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