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    3. 将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ

    将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ

    将しょうを​射いん​と​欲ほっす​れ​ば​先まず​馬うまを​射いよ​

    do not shoot straight for the top

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    しょうをいんとほっすればまずうまをいよ

    Expressions

    1.
    do not shoot straight for the top, he that would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin, if you want to shoot the general, first shoot his horse
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    将
    まさ.に・はた・まさ・ひきい.る・もって…(7)
    leader・commander・general・admiral・or…(4)
    Kanji
    射
    い.る・さ.す・う.つ…(1)
    shoot・shine into・onto・archery
    Kanji
    欲
    ほっ.する・ほ.しい…(1)
    longing・covetousness・greed・passion・desire…(1)
    Kanji
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    馬
    うま・うま-・ま…(5)
    horse
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
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    • 射
    • 欲
    • 先
    • 馬
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    • ん
    • と
    • す
    • れ
    • ば
    • ず
    • よ

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