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急がば回れ (いそがばまわれ) — more haste, less speed | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
急がば回れ

急がば回れ

急いそがば回まわれ

more haste, less speed

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology27 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

急がば廻れ

いそがばまわれ

Expressions

1.

more haste, less speed, slow and steady wins the race

proverb

ANIMATION

Stroke 0 / 27

Speed1.0x

Speed1.0x

Kanji that make up this word

いそ.ぐ・いそ.ぎ・せ.く…(1)

hurry・emergency・sudden・steep

まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)

-times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences

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