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    3. 老いては子に従え

    老いては子に従え

    老おい​て​は​子こに​従したがえ​

    be guided by your children when you are old

    NTExpressionsFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab30 strokes

    おいてはこにしたがえ

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    1.
    be guided by your children when you are old
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    老
    お.いる・ふ.ける…(4)
    old man・old age・grow old
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    従
    したが.う・したが.える・より…(3)
    accompany・obey・submit to・comply・follow…(3)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
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