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    3. 好奇心猫を殺す

    好奇心猫を殺す

    好こう奇き心しん猫ねこを​殺ころす​

    curiosity killed the cat

    NTVerbAnimalsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab44 strokes

    こうきしんねこをころす

    Verb

    1.
    curiosity killed the cat
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 44

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    好
    この.む・す.く・よ.い・い.い…(5)
    fond・pleasing・like something
    Kanji
    奇
    く.しき・あや.しい・くし・めずら.しい…(1)
    strange・strangeness・curiosity
    Kanji
    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
    Kanji
    猫
    ねこ…(1)
    cat
    Kanji
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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