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    3. 棺を蓋いて事定まる

    棺を蓋いて事定まる

    棺かんを​蓋おおい​て​事こと定さだま​る​

    a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab51 strokes

    かんをおおいてことさだまる

    Expressions

    1.
    a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    棺
    coffin・casket
    Kanji
    蓋
    ふた・けだ.し・おお.う・かさ・かこう…(3)
    cover・lid・flap
    Kanji
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    Kanji
    定
    さだ.める・さだ.まる・さだ.か…(3)
    determine・fix・establish・decide
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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