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    3. 心頭を滅却すれば火もまた涼し

    心頭を滅却すれば火もまた涼し

    心しん頭とうを​滅めっ却きゃくす​れ​ば​火ひも​ま​た​涼すずし​

    if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab78 strokes

    心頭を滅却すれば火も亦涼し

    しんとうをめっきゃくすればひもまたすずし

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    if you clear your mind of all worldly thoughts, even fire will feel cool
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
    Kanji
    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    滅
    ほろ.びる・ほろ.ぶ・ほろ.ぼす…(1)
    destroy・ruin・overthrow・perish
    Kanji
    却
    かえ.って・しりぞ.く・しりぞ.ける…(1)
    instead・on the contrary・rather・step back・withdraw…(1)
    Kanji
    火
    ひ・-び・ほ-…(1)
    fire
    Kanji
    涼
    すず.しい・すず.む・すず.やか・うす.い・ひや.す・まことに…(2)
    refreshing・nice and cool
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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    • 心
    • 頭
    • 滅
    • 却
    • 火
    • 涼
    • を
    • す
    • れ
    • ば
    • も
    • ま
    • た
    • し

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