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    3. 蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る

    蟹は甲羅に似せて穴を掘る

    蟹かには​甲こう羅らに​似にせ​て​穴あなを​掘ほる​

    to each their own

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    かにはこうらににせてあなをほる

    Verb

    1.
    to each their own, different strokes for different folks, cut your coat to suit your cloth, a crab digs a hole like its own shell
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    蟹
    かに…(1)
    crab
    Kanji
    甲
    きのえ…(6)
    armor・high (voice)・A grade・first class・former…(2)
    Kanji
    羅
    うすもの…(1)
    gauze・thin silk・Rome・arrange・spread out
    Kanji
    似
    に.る・ひ.る…(2)
    becoming・resemble・counterfeit・imitate・suitable
    Kanji
    穴
    あな…(4)
    hole・aperture・slit・cave・den
    Kanji
    掘
    ほ.る…(2)
    dig・delve・excavate
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 穴
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    • に
    • せ
    • て
    • を
    • る

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