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    3. 地獄は壁一重

    地獄は壁一重

    地じ獄ごくは​壁かべ一ひと重え

    the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab49 strokes

    じごくはかべひとえ

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    1.
    the line between good and evil is no wider than a razor's edge
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    獄
    prison・jail
    Kanji
    壁
    かべ…(1)
    wall・lining (stomach)・fence
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    重
    え・おも.い・おも.り・おも.なう・かさ.ねる・かさ.なる…(6)
    heavy・important・esteem・respect・heap up…(3)
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
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