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    3. 牛にひかれて善光寺参り

    牛にひかれて善光寺参り

    牛うしに​ひ​か​れ​て​善ぜん光こう寺じ参まいり​

    doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab48 strokes

    牛に引かれて善光寺参り

    うしにひかれてぜんこうじまいり

    Noun

    1.
    doing or receiving something good by accident or through the invitation of someone else, being pulled to the Zenkoji temple by a cow
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    牛
    うし…(3)
    cow
    Kanji
    善
    よ.い・い.い・よ.く・よし.とする…(3)
    virtuous・good・goodness
    Kanji
    光
    ひか.る・ひかり…(8)
    ray・light
    Kanji
    寺
    てら…(1)
    Buddhist temple
    Kanji
    参
    まい.る・まい-・まじわる・みつ…(3)
    nonplussed・three (in documents)・going・coming・visiting…(6)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    ひ
    hi
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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