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    3. 寝る子は育つ

    寝る子は育つ

    寝ねる​子こは​育そだつ​

    sleep brings up a child well

    NTVerbDaily LifeFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab29 strokes

    寝る子はそだつねる子はそだつねる子は育つ寝るこは育つ

    ねるこはそだつ

    Verb

    1.
    sleep brings up a child well, a well-slept child is a well-kept child
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    寝
    ね.る・ね.かす・い.ぬ・みたまや・や.める…(1)
    lie down・sleep・rest・bed・remain unsold
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    育
    そだ.つ・そだ.ち・そだ.てる・はぐく.む…(2)
    bring up・grow up・raise・rear
    Kanji
    る
    ru
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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