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    3. 馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない

    馬鹿は死ななきゃ治らない

    馬ば鹿かは​死しな​な​き​ゃ​治なおら​な​い​

    once a fool, always a fool

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab61 strokes

    バカは死ななきゃ治らない馬鹿は死ななきゃ直らないバカは死ななきゃ直らない

    ばかはしななきゃなおらない

    Adjective

    1.
    once a fool, always a fool, idiots will only be cured when they die
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    馬
    うま・うま-・ま…(5)
    horse
    Kanji
    鹿
    しか・か…(2)
    deer
    Kanji
    死
    し.ぬ・し.に-…(1)
    death・die
    Kanji
    治
    おさ.める・おさ.まる・なお.る・なお.す…(7)
    reign・be at peace・calm down・subdue・quell…(5)
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    ゃ
    small ya
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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