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    3. 狭き門より入れ

    狭き門より入れ

    狭せまき​門もんよ​り​入いれ​

    enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction)

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    せまきもんよりいれ

    Expressions

    1.
    enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction), enter ye in at the strait gate
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    狭
    せま.い・せば.める・せば.まる・さ…(3)
    cramped・narrow・contract・tight
    Kanji
    門
    かど・と…(4)
    gate・counter for cannons
    Kanji
    入
    い.る・-い.る・-い.り・い.れる・-い.れ・はい.る…(7)
    enter・insert
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
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