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    3. 鳶が鷹を生む

    鳶が鷹を生む

    鳶とんびが​鷹たかを​生うむ​

    to have a talented child despite being untalented

    NTVerbLiteratureKanji Vocab54 strokes

    トンビが鷹を生むとんびが鷹を生むトンビがタカを生む

    とんびがたかをうむとびがたかをうむ

    Verb

    1.
    to have a talented child despite being untalented, a black hen lays a white egg, a kite gives birth to a hawk
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    鳶
    とび・とんび…(1)
    black kite・fireman・hook
    Kanji
    鷹
    たか…(2)
    hawk
    Kanji
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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