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    3. 指汚しとて、切られもせず

    指汚しとて、切られもせず

    指ゆび汚きたなし​と​て​、​切きら​れ​も​せ​ず​

    it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked

    NTExpressionsFamily & RelationshipsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab37 strokes

    指汚しとて切られもせず

    ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず

    Expressions

    1.
    it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked, you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    指
    ゆび・さ.す・-さ.し…(5)
    finger・point to・indicate・put into・play (chess)…(1)
    Kanji
    汚
    けが.す・けが.れる・けが.らわしい・よご.す・よご.れる・きたな.い…(1)
    dirty・pollute・disgrace・rape・defile
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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