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    3. 天知る、地知る、我知る、人知る

    天知る、地知る、我知る、人知る

    天てん知しる​、​地ち知しる​、​我われ知しる​、​人ひと知しる​

    murder will out

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab55 strokes

    天知る地知る我知る人知る

    てんしる、ちしる、われしる、ひとしる

    Verb

    1.
    murder will out, truth will out, bad deeds will always be discovered, heaven will know, earth will know, I will know, people will know
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    我
    われ・わ・わ.が-・わが-…(4)
    ego・I・selfish・our・oneself
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
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