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    3. 負けるが勝ち

    負けるが勝ち

    負まけ​る​が​勝かち​

    he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab32 strokes

    まけるがかち

    Expressions

    1.
    he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day, sometimes you have to lose to win, losing is winning
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    勝
    か.つ・-が.ち・まさ.る・すぐ.れる・かつ…(4)
    victory・win・prevail・excel
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    ち
    chi
    Kana
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