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    3. 氷は水より出でて水よりも寒し

    氷は水より出でて水よりも寒し

    氷こおりは​水みずよ​り​出いで​て​水みずよ​り​も​寒さむし​

    students surpass their masters

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab49 strokes

    こおりはみずよりいでてみずよりもさむし

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    students surpass their masters, ice coming from water is colder than water
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    氷
    こおり・ひ・こお.る…(2)
    icicle・ice・hail・freeze・congeal
    Kanji
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    Kanji
    寒
    さむ.い…(3)
    cold
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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    • し

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