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    3. 泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

    泥棒を捕らえて縄を綯う

    泥どろ棒ぼうを​捕とら​え​て​縄なわを​綯なう​

    starting something in the eleventh hour

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab72 strokes

    泥棒を捕らえて縄をなう

    どろぼうをとらえてなわをなう

    Verb

    1.
    starting something in the eleventh hour, have not thy cloak to make when it begins to rain, don't lock the stable door after the horse has been stolen, braiding the rope only after the thief is caught
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 72

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    Characters that make up this word

    泥
    どろ・なず.む…(5)
    mud・mire・adhere to・be attached to
    Kanji
    棒
    rod・stick・cane・pole・club…(1)
    Kanji
    捕
    と.らえる・と.らわれる・と.る・とら.える・とら.われる・つか.まえる…(2)
    catch・capture
    Kanji
    縄
    なわ・ただ.す…(1)
    straw rope・cord
    Kanji
    綯
    な.う・なわ・よ.る…(1)
    twist・make rope
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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