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    3. 早起きは三文の徳

    早起きは三文の徳

    早はや起おき​は​三さん文もんの​徳とく

    the early bird gets the worm

    NTExpressionsDaily LifeKanji Vocab45 strokes

    早起きは三文の得

    はやおきはさんもんのとく

    Expressions

    1.
    the early bird gets the worm
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 45

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    早
    はや.い・はや・はや-・はや.まる・はや.める・さ-…(6)
    early・fast
    Kanji
    起
    お.きる・お.こる・お.こす・おこ.す・た.つ…(1)
    rouse・wake up・get up
    Kanji
    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    文
    ふみ・あや…(5)
    sentence・literature・style・art・decoration…(3)
    Kanji
    徳
    benevolence・virtue・goodness・commanding respect
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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