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    3. 天才と狂人は紙一重

    天才と狂人は紙一重

    天てん才さいと​狂きょう人じんは​紙かみ一ひと重え

    there's but a fine line between genius and insanity

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab41 strokes

    てんさいときょうじんはかみひとえ

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    1.
    there's but a fine line between genius and insanity
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    才
    genius・years old・cubic shaku
    Kanji
    狂
    くる.う・くる.おしい・くるお.しい…(1)
    lunatic・insane・crazy・confuse
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    紙
    かみ…(1)
    paper
    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
    と
    to
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
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    • 人
    • 紙
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    • 重
    • と
    • は

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