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    3. 虎は千里往って千里還る

    虎は千里往って千里還る

    虎とらは​千せん里り往いっ​て​千せん里り還かえる​

    a parent will do anything for their child

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab58 strokes

    虎は千里行って千里帰る

    とらはせんりいってせんりかえる

    Verb

    1.
    a parent will do anything for their child, a tiger will walk a thousand leagues and a thousand leagues back (for its cub)
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    虎
    とら…(2)
    tiger・drunkard
    Kanji
    千
    ち…(3)
    thousand
    Kanji
    里
    さと…(2)
    ri・village・parent's home・league
    Kanji
    往
    い.く・いにしえ・さき.に・ゆ.く…(2)
    journey・travel・chase away・let go・going…(2)
    Kanji
    還
    かえ.る…(1)
    send back・return
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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