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    3. 紺屋の白袴

    紺屋の白袴

    紺こう屋やの​白しろ袴ばかま

    the shoemaker's children go barefoot

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab37 strokes

    紺屋のしろばかま紺屋の白ばかま

    こうやのしろばかま

    Expressions

    1.
    the shoemaker's children go barefoot, specialists often fail to apply their skills to themselves, the dyer's white hakama
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    紺
    dark blue・navy
    Kanji
    屋
    や…(2)
    roof・house・shop・dealer・seller
    Kanji
    白
    しろ・しら-・しろ.い…(5)
    white
    Kanji
    袴
    はかま・ずぼん…(2)
    men's formal divided skirt
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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