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    3. 良禽は木を択んで棲む

    良禽は木を択んで棲む

    良りょう禽きんは​木きを​択えらん​で​棲すむ​

    a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab56 strokes

    りょうきんはきをえらんですむ

    Verb

    1.
    a wise retainer chooses a great lord to serve, a wise bird chooses a good tree in which to roost
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    良
    よ.い・-よ.い・い.い・-い.い…(8)
    good・pleasing・skilled
    Kanji
    禽
    とり・とりこ…(1)
    bird・captive・capture
    Kanji
    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    Kanji
    択
    えら.ぶ…(1)
    choose・select・elect・prefer
    Kanji
    棲
    す.む…(2)
    live・dwell
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ん
    n
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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