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    3. 石に枕し流れに漱ぐ

    石に枕し流れに漱ぐ

    石いしに​枕まくらし​流ながれ​に​漱くちすすぐ​

    to live freely in the wilderness

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab49 strokes

    いしにまくらしながれにくちすすぐ

    Verb

    1.
    to live freely in the wilderness, to sleep on a pillow of stone and rinse one's mouth with river water
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    石
    いし…(9)
    stone
    Kanji
    枕
    まくら…(2)
    pillow
    Kanji
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
    Kanji
    漱
    くちすす.ぐ・くちそそ.ぐ・うがい・すす.ぐ…(3)
    gargle・rinse mouth
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
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