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    3. 盗人にも三分の理

    盗人にも三分の理

    盗ぬす人びとに​も​三さん分ぶの​理り

    the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext

    NTExpressionsPolitics & LawKanji Vocab38 strokes

    ぬすびとにもさんぶのり

    Expressions

    1.
    the wrongdoer never lacks a pretext, even thieves have their reasons, give the devil his due
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    盗
    ぬす.む・ぬす.み…(1)
    steal・rob・pilfer
    Kanji
    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    分
    わ.ける・わ.け・わ.かれる・わ.かる・わ.かつ…(5)
    part・minute of time・segment・share・degree…(8)
    Kanji
    理
    ことわり…(17)
    logic・arrangement・reason・justice・truth
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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