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    3. 柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ

    柳の下にいつも泥鰌はおらぬ

    柳やなぎの​下したに​い​つ​も​泥どじょ鰌うは​お​ら​ぬ​

    a fox is not taken twice in the same snare

    NTExpressionsAnimalsKanji Vocab60 strokes

    柳の下に何時も泥鰌は居らぬ

    やなぎのしたにいつもどじょうはおらぬ

    Expressions

    1.
    a fox is not taken twice in the same snare, there are no birds in last year's nest, there aren't always loaches under the willow tree
    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
    お
    o
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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