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    3. 梅は食うとも核食うな、中に天神寝てござる

    梅は食うとも核食うな、中に天神寝てござる

    梅うめは​食くう​と​も​核さね食くう​な​、​中なかに​天てん神じん寝ねて​ご​ざ​る​

    don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous)

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    梅は食うとも核食うな中に天神寝てござる

    うめはくうともさねくうな、なかにてんじんねてござる

    Verb

    1.
    don't eat plum pits (because they are poisonous), if you eat a plum, don't eat the kernel; inside it heavenly gods sleep
    proverb

    Characters that make up this word

    梅
    うめ…(1)
    plum
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    核
    nucleus・core・kernel
    Kanji
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    天
    あまつ・あめ・あま-…(7)
    heavens・sky・imperial
    Kanji
    神
    かみ・かん-・こう-…(11)
    gods・mind・soul
    Kanji
    寝
    ね.る・ね.かす・い.ぬ・みたまや・や.める…(1)
    lie down・sleep・rest・bed・remain unsold
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ご
    go
    Kana
    ざ
    za
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 梅
    • 食
    • 核
    • 中
    • 天
    • 神
    • 寝
    • は
    • う
    • と
    • も
    • な
    • に
    • て
    • ご
    • ざ
    • る

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