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    3. 鰯の頭も信心から

    鰯の頭も信心から

    鰯いわしの​頭あたまも​信しん心じんか​ら​

    faith is mysterious

    NTExpressionsReligion & PhilosophyLiteratureKanji Vocab59 strokes

    いわしのあたまもしんじんからいわしのかしらもしんじんから

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    1.
    faith is mysterious, faith is weird, even a pilchard's head (can be revered) through faith
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    鰯
    いわし
    sardine・(kokuji)
    Kanji
    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    信
    faith・truth・fidelity・trust
    Kanji
    心
    こころ・-ごころ…(1)
    heart・mind・spirit・heart radical (no. 61)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
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