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    3. 禍福は糾える縄のごとし

    禍福は糾える縄のごとし

    禍か福ふくは​糾あざなえ​る​縄なわの​ご​と​し​

    fortune and misfortune are intertwined

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab64 strokes

    禍福は糾える縄の如し禍福はあざなえる縄のごとし禍福はあざなえる縄の如し

    かふくはあざなえるなわのごとし

    Expressions

    1.
    fortune and misfortune are intertwined, fortune and misfortune come by turns, good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope), good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    禍
    わざわい…(1)
    calamity・misfortune・evil・curse
    Kanji
    福
    blessing・fortune・luck・wealth
    Kanji
    糾
    ただ.す…(1)
    twist・ask・investigate・verify
    Kanji
    縄
    なわ・ただ.す…(1)
    straw rope・cord
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    ご
    go
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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