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    3. 彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からず

    彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からず

    彼かれを​知しり​己おのれを​知しれ​ば​、​百ひゃく戦せんあ殆やうか​ら​ず​

    if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated

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    彼を知り己を知れば百戦殆からず

    かれをしりおのれをしれば、ひゃくせんあやうからず

    Expressions

    1.
    if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated, know your enemy
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    彼
    かれ・かの・か.の…(2)
    he・that・the
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    己
    おのれ・つちのと・な…(4)
    self
    Kanji
    百
    もも…(11)
    hundred
    Kanji
    戦
    いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.く…(2)
    war・battle・match
    Kanji
    殆
    ほとほと・ほとん.ど・あやうい…(2)
    almost・quite・really
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 百
    • 戦
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    • り
    • れ
    • ば
    • か
    • ら
    • ず

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