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    3. 餅は餅屋

    餅は餅屋

    餅もちは​餅もち屋や

    every man knows his own business best

    NTExpressionsFood & DiningKanji Vocab40 strokes

    もちはもち屋モチはモチ屋

    もちはもちやモチはモチや

    Expressions

    1.
    every man knows his own business best, one should go to specialists for the best results, for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    餅
    もち・もちい…(2)
    mochi rice cake
    Kanji
    屋
    や…(2)
    roof・house・shop・dealer・seller
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
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