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    3. 柔よく剛を制す

    柔よく剛を制す

    柔じゅうよ​く​剛ごうを​制せいす​

    soft and fair goes far

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab35 strokes

    柔能く剛を制す

    じゅうよくごうをせいす

    Verb

    1.
    soft and fair goes far, willows are weak, yet they bind other wood
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    柔
    やわ.らか・やわ.らかい・やわ・やわ.ら…(3)
    tender・weakness・gentleness・softness
    Kanji
    剛
    sturdy・strength
    Kanji
    制
    system・law・rule
    Kanji
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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