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    3. 己に如かざる者を友とするなかれ

    己に如かざる者を友とするなかれ

    己おのれに​如しか​ざ​る​者ものを​友ともと​す​る​な​か​れ​

    do not befriend those beneath you

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab50 strokes

    己に如かざる者を友とする勿れ

    おのれにしかざるものをともとするなかれ

    Expressions

    1.
    do not befriend those beneath you
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    己
    おのれ・つちのと・な…(4)
    self
    Kanji
    如
    ごと.し…(6)
    likeness・like・such as・as if・better…(2)
    Kanji
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    Kanji
    友
    とも…(4)
    friend
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ざ
    za
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
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