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人事を尽くして天命を待つ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 人事を尽くして天命を待つ.
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Proverb
man proposes, God disposes; do your best and leave the rest to providence; man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
人
person
2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジンニン
Kun
ひと-り-と
Nanori
じとねひこふみ
事
matter, thing, fact, business, reason, possibly
8 strokesFrequency 18JLPT N3Grade 3
On
ジズ
Kun
ことつか.うつか.える
Nanori
ろ
尽
exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
6 strokesFrequency 1,234JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ジンサン
Kun
つ.きるつ.くすつ.かす-づ.く-ず.くことごと.く
天
heavens, sky, imperial
4 strokesFrequency 512JLPT N4Grade 1
On
テン
Kun
あまつあめあま-
Nanori
あきあもたたかしてなま
命
fate, command, decree, destiny, life, appoint
8 strokesFrequency 465JLPT N2Grade 3
On
メイミョウ
Kun
いのち
待
wait, depend on
9 strokesFrequency 391JLPT N3Grade 3
On
タイ
Kun
ま.つ-ま.ち
Nanori
まちまつ
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