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    3. 意馬心猿

    意馬心猿

    意い馬ば心しん猿えん

    it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check

    NTNounReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab40 strokes

    いばしんえん

    Noun

    1.
    it is hard to keep one's worldly desires and passions in check
    yojijukugoBuddhism

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    Kanji that make up this word

    意
    idea・mind・heart・taste・thought…(3)
    馬
    うま・うま-・ま…(5)
    horse
    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
    猿
    さる…(5)
    monkey
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