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    3. 墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ

    墨は餓鬼に磨らせ、筆は鬼に持たせよ

    墨すみは​餓が鬼きに​磨すら​せ​、​筆ふでは​鬼おに​持にもた​せ​よ​

    grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously

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    墨は餓鬼に磨らせ筆は鬼に持たせよ

    すみはがきにすらせ、ふではおににもたせよ

    Expressions

    1.
    grind your inkstick gently but move your brush vigorously, let the hungry ghost grind your inkstick, let the ogre hold your brush
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    墨
    すみ…(2)
    black ink・India ink・ink stick・Mexico
    Kanji
    餓
    う.える…(1)
    starve・hungry・thirst
    Kanji
    鬼
    おに・おに-…(1)
    ghost・devil
    Kanji
    磨
    みが.く・す.る…(2)
    grind・polish・scour・improve・brush (teeth)
    Kanji
    筆
    ふで…(2)
    writing brush・writing・painting brush・handwriting
    Kanji
    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
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    • 磨
    • 筆
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    • せ
    • た
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