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    3. 生まれぬ先の襁褓さだめ

    生まれぬ先の襁褓さだめ

    生うま​れ​ぬ​先さきの​襁むつ褓きさ​だ​め​

    putting the cart before the horse

    NTExpressionsDaily LifeKanji Vocab60 strokes

    生まれぬ先の襁褓定め

    うまれぬさきのむつきさだめ

    Expressions

    1.
    putting the cart before the horse, putting the diapers on before (the baby) is born
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    先
    さき・ま.ず…(2)
    before・ahead・previous・future・precedence
    Kanji
    襁
    むつき…(1)
    diaper
    Kanji
    褓
    むつき…(2)
    diaper
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    さ
    sa
    Kana
    だ
    da
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
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