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    3. 腹が減っては戦は出来ぬ

    腹が減っては戦は出来ぬ

    腹はらが​減へっ​て​は​戦いくさは​出で来きぬ​

    an army marches on its stomach

    NTExpressionsFood & DiningMilitaryKanji Vocab65 strokes

    腹が減っては軍は出来ぬ

    はらがへってはいくさはできぬ

    Expressions

    1.
    an army marches on its stomach, you can't fight on an empty stomach
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    腹
    はら…(1)
    abdomen・belly・stomach
    Kanji
    減
    へ.る・へ.らす…(1)
    dwindle・decrease・reduce・decline・curtail…(1)
    Kanji
    戦
    いくさ・たたか.う・おのの.く・そよ.ぐ・わなな.く…(2)
    war・battle・match
    Kanji
    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    Kanji
    来
    く.る・きた.る・きた.す・き.たす・き.たる・き…(7)
    come・due・next・cause・become
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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    • 腹
    • 減
    • 戦
    • 出
    • 来
    • が
    • っ
    • て
    • は
    • ぬ

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