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    3. 犬が西向きゃ尾は東

    犬が西向きゃ尾は東

    犬いぬが​西にし向むき​ゃ​尾おは​東ひがし

    that goes without saying

    NTExpressionsCore ConceptsKanji Vocab46 strokes

    いぬがにしむきゃおはひがし

    Expressions

    1.
    that goes without saying, water is wet, when a dog turns west, its tail turns east
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    犬
    いぬ・いぬ-…(1)
    dog
    Kanji
    西
    にし…(6)
    west・Spain
    Kanji
    向
    む.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう…(12)
    yonder・facing・beyond・confront・defy…(2)
    Kanji
    尾
    お…(1)
    tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain
    Kanji
    東
    ひがし…(12)
    east
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    ゃ
    small ya
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
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    • 犬
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    • 尾
    • 東
    • が
    • き
    • ゃ
    • は

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