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    3. 巧詐は拙誠に如かず

    巧詐は拙誠に如かず

    巧こう詐さは​拙せっ誠せいに​如しか​ず​

    better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab57 strokes

    こうさはせっせいにしかず

    Expressions

    1.
    better shoddy and sincere than clever and deceptive
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    巧
    たく.み・たく.む・うま.い…(4)
    adroit・skilled・ingenuity
    Kanji
    詐
    いつわ.る…(1)
    lie・falsehood・deceive・pretend
    Kanji
    拙
    つたな.い…(1)
    bungling・clumsy・unskillful
    Kanji
    誠
    まこと…(9)
    sincerity・admonish・warn・prohibit・truth…(1)
    Kanji
    如
    ごと.し…(6)
    likeness・like・such as・as if・better…(2)
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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