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    3. 煩悩の犬は追えども去らず

    煩悩の犬は追えども去らず

    煩ぼんの悩うの​犬いぬは​追おえ​ど​も​去さら​ず​

    one cannot escape from one's worldly desires

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab60 strokes

    ぼんのうのいぬはおえどもさらず

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    1.
    one cannot escape from one's worldly desires, the hounds of earthly desires would return each time they are driven away
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    煩
    わずら.う・わずら.わす・うるさ.がる・うるさ.い…(2)
    anxiety・trouble・worry・pain・ill…(3)
    Kanji
    悩
    なや.む・なや.ます・なや.ましい・なやみ…(1)
    trouble・worry・in pain・distress・illness
    Kanji
    犬
    いぬ・いぬ-…(1)
    dog
    Kanji
    追
    お.う…(2)
    chase・drive away・follow・pursue・meanwhile
    Kanji
    去
    さ.る・-さ.る…(3)
    gone・past・quit・leave・elapse…(2)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    ど
    do
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 犬
    • 追
    • 去
    • の
    • は
    • え
    • ど
    • も
    • ら
    • ず

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