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    3. 小の虫を殺して大の虫を助ける

    小の虫を殺して大の虫を助ける

    小しょうの​虫むしを​殺ころし​て​大だいの​虫むしを​助たすけ​る​

    to sacrifice something small in order to save something great

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab49 strokes

    しょうのむしをころしてだいのむしをたすける

    Verb

    1.
    to sacrifice something small in order to save something great, to lose a leg to save one's life, to kill a small bug and help a large one
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    小
    ちい.さい・こ-・お-・さ-…(6)
    little・small
    Kanji
    虫
    むし…(3)
    insect・bug・temper
    Kanji
    殺
    ころ.す・-ごろ.し・そ.ぐ・あや.める…(3)
    kill・murder・butcher・slice off・split…(3)
    Kanji
    大
    おお-・おお.きい・-おお.いに…(15)
    large・big
    Kanji
    助
    たす.ける・たす.かる・す.ける・すけ…(1)
    help・rescue・assist
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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