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    3. 楽あれば苦あり

    楽あれば苦あり

    楽らくあ​れ​ば​苦くあ​り​

    after pleasure comes pain

    NTExpressionsLiteratureEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab36 strokes

    楽有れば苦有り

    らくあればくあり

    Expressions

    1.
    after pleasure comes pain, there is no pleasure without pain, there is no rose without a thorn, take the good with the bad
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    楽
    たの.しい・たの.しむ・この.む…(7)
    music・comfort・ease
    Kanji
    苦
    くる.しい・-ぐる.しい・くる.しむ・くる.しめる・にが.い・にが.る…(1)
    suffering・trial・worry・hardship・feel bitter…(1)
    Kanji
    あ
    a
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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