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下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる.

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Entry

下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる下手な鉄砲も数打てば当たるへたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたるExpressionGodan verbFreq #240217
1

Proverb

even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

below, down, descend, give, low, inferior

3 strokesFrequency 97JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

したしももとさ.げるさ.がるくだ.るくだ.りくだ.す-くだ.すくだ.さるお.ろすお.りる

Nanori

さかしと

hand

4 strokesFrequency 60JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュ

Kun

て--てた-

iron

13 strokesFrequency 672JLPT N2Grade 3

On

テツ

Kun

くろがね

Nanori

けんてっ

cannon, gun

10 strokesFrequency 1,268JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ホウ

Nanori

づつ

number, strength, fate, law, figures

13 strokesFrequency 148JLPT N2Grade 2

On

スウサクソクシュ

Kun

かずかぞ.えるしばしばせ.めるわずらわ.しい

Nanori

じゅ

beat, attack, defeat, conquer

15 strokesFrequency 473JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ゲキ

Kun

う.つ

hit, right, appropriate, himself

6 strokesFrequency 91JLPT N2Grade 2

On

トウ

Kun

あ.たるあ.たりあ.てるあ.てまさ.にまさ.にべし

Nanori

たい

strike, hit, knock, pound, dozen

5 strokesFrequency 239JLPT N2Grade 3

On

ダース

Kun

う.つう.ち-ぶ.つ

Nanori

うち

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