Word details

三遍回って煙草にしょ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 三遍回って煙草にしょ.

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Entry

三遍回って煙草にしょ三べん回って煙草にしょさんべんまわってタバコにしょExpression
1

Proverb

measure twice and cut once; don't slack off until the job's done properly; go around three times before you take a smoke

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

three

3 strokesFrequency 14JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンゾウ

Kun

み.つみっ.つ

Nanori

さいさえさぶざえざぶそうただみつみん

everywhere, times, widely, generally

11 strokesFrequency 1,845JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ヘン

Kun

あまね.く

-times, round, game, revolve, counter for occurrences

6 strokesFrequency 50JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

まわ.る-まわ.る-まわ.りまわ.す-まわ.すまわ.し--まわ.しもとお.るか.える

smoke

13 strokesFrequency 1,290JLPT N2Grade 8

On

エン

Kun

けむ.るけむりけむ.い

Nanori

たば

grass, weeds, herbs, pasture, write, draft

9 strokesFrequency 967JLPT N2Grade 1

On

ソウ

Kun

くさくさ--ぐさ

Nanori

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