Word details
あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word あちら立てればこちらが立たぬ.
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Entry
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Proverb
it is hard to please everybody; damned if you do and damned if you don't
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
立
stand up, rise, set up, erect
5 strokesFrequency 58JLPT N4Grade 1
On
リツリュウリットル
Kun
た.つ-た.つた.ち-た.てる-た.てるた.て-たて--た.て-だ.て-だ.てる
Nanori
たちたったつだてつい
彼
he, that, the
8 strokesFrequency 648JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ヒ
Kun
かれかのか.の
Nanori
その
方
direction, person, alternative
4 strokesFrequency 46JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ホウ
Kun
かた-かた-がた
Nanori
からななたふさまさみちもわ
此
this, current, next, coming, last, past
6 strokesFrequency 2,078Grade 9
On
シ
Kun
これこのここ
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