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    3. 柳の下にいつも泥鰌はいない

    柳の下にいつも泥鰌はいない

    柳やなぎの​下したに​い​つ​も​泥どじょ鰌うは​い​な​い​

    a fox is not taken twice in the same snare

    NTAdjectiveAnimalsKanji Vocab61 strokes

    柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居ない

    やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはいない

    Adjective

    1.
    a fox is not taken twice in the same snare, there are no birds in last year's nest, there aren't always loach under the willow tree, good luck does not always repeat itself
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    柳
    やなぎ…(7)
    willow
    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
    泥
    どろ・なず.む…(5)
    mud・mire・adhere to・be attached to
    Kanji
    鰌
    どじょう…(2)
    loach (fish)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
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