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    3. 柳に雪折れなし

    柳に雪折れなし

    柳やなぎに​雪ゆき折おれ​な​し​

    the soft may prove more durable than the hard

    NTExpressionsNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab37 strokes

    柳に雪折れ無し

    やなぎにゆきおれなし

    Expressions

    1.
    the soft may prove more durable than the hard, willow trees don't break under the weight of snow
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    柳
    やなぎ…(7)
    willow
    Kanji
    雪
    ゆき…(3)
    snow
    Kanji
    折
    お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)
    fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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