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    3. 鹿を追う者は山を見ず

    鹿を追う者は山を見ず

    鹿しかを​追おう​者ものは​山やまを​見みず​

    zeal is a bad servant

    NTExpressionsNature & EnvironmentKanji Vocab53 strokes

    鹿を逐う者は山を見ず

    しかをおうものはやまをみず

    Expressions

    1.
    zeal is a bad servant, the person who chases a deer does not see the mountain
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    鹿
    しか・か…(2)
    deer
    Kanji
    追
    お.う…(2)
    chase・drive away・follow・pursue・meanwhile
    Kanji
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
    Kanji
    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    Kanji
    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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    • 者
    • 山
    • 見
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    • う
    • は
    • ず

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