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    3. 衣食足りて礼節を知る

    衣食足りて礼節を知る

    衣い食しょく足たり​て​礼れい節せつを​知しる​

    well-fed, well-bred

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab55 strokes

    いしょくたりてれいせつをしる

    Verb

    1.
    well-fed, well-bred, the poor can't afford manners, only when basic needs for living are met can people spare the effort to be polite
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 55

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    衣
    ころも・きぬ・-ぎ…(2)
    garment・clothes・dressing
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    礼
    salute・bow・ceremony・thanks・remuneration
    Kanji
    節
    ふし・-ぶし・のっと…(3)
    node・season・period・occasion・verse…(9)
    Kanji
    知
    し.る・し.らせる…(7)
    know・wisdom
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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