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    3. 弘法筆を選ばず

    弘法筆を選ばず

    弘こう法ぼう筆ふでを​選えらば​ず​

    a good workman does not blame his tools

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab52 strokes

    弘法筆を択ばず

    こうぼうふでをえらばず

    Expressions

    1.
    a good workman does not blame his tools
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    弘
    ひろ.い…(8)
    vast・broad・wide
    Kanji
    法
    のり…(5)
    method・law・rule・principle・model…(1)
    Kanji
    筆
    ふで…(2)
    writing brush・writing・painting brush・handwriting
    Kanji
    選
    えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)
    elect・select・choose・prefer
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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