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    3. 李下に冠を正さず

    李下に冠を正さず

    李り下かに​冠かんむりを​正たださ​ず​

    leave no room for scandal

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab37 strokes

    李下に冠を整さず

    りかにかんむりをたださず

    Expressions

    1.
    leave no room for scandal, don't do anything that can be misinterpreted, don't straighten your cap under a plum tree (because when you raise your hands it might look as if you're trying to steal the plums)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    李
    すもも…(3)
    plum
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    冠
    かんむり…(4)
    crown・best・peerless
    Kanji
    正
    ただ.しい・ただ.す・まさ・まさ.に…(7)
    correct・justice・righteous・10**40
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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