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    3. 灯台下暗し

    灯台下暗し

    灯とう台だい下もと暗くらし​

    it is darkest under the lamp post

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab28 strokes

    灯台もと暗し

    とうだいもとくらし

    Expressions

    1.
    it is darkest under the lamp post, it's hard to see what is under your nose, go abroad to hear of home, you must go into the country to hear what news at London
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    灯
    ひ・ほ-・ともしび・とも.す・あかり…(1)
    lamp・a light・light・counter for lights
    Kanji
    台
    うてな・われ・つかさ…(2)
    pedestal・a stand・counter for machines and vehicles
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    暗
    くら.い・くら.む・くれ.る…(1)
    darkness・disappear・shade・informal・grow dark…(1)
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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