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    3. 藁で束ねても男は男

    藁で束ねても男は男

    藁わらで​束たばね​て​も​男おとこは​男おとこ

    rich or poor, a man is a man

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab50 strokes

    わらでたばねてもおとこはおとこ

    Expressions

    1.
    rich or poor, a man is a man, a man whose hair is tied with straw is still a man
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    藁
    わら…(1)
    straw
    Kanji
    束
    たば・たば.ねる・つか・つか.ねる…(1)
    bundle・sheaf・ream・tie in bundles・govern…(2)
    Kanji
    男
    おとこ・お…(3)
    male
    Kanji
    で
    de
    Kana
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
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    • で
    • ね
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    • も
    • は

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