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借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 借りる時の地蔵顔、済す時の閻魔顔.
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Entry
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Proverb
people look friendly when they ask for a loan but not so much when they repay it; when borrowing (the money), the face of the (bodhisattva) Kshitigarbha; when returning it, the face of the (hell king) Yama
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
借
borrow, rent
10 strokesFrequency 932JLPT N3Grade 4
On
シャク
Kun
か.りる
時
time, hour
10 strokesFrequency 16JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ジ
Kun
とき-どき
Nanori
ととぎ
地
ground, earth
6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チジ
Nanori
どま
蔵
storehouse, hide, own, have, possess
15 strokesFrequency 468JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ゾウソウ
Kun
くらおさ.めるかく.れる
Nanori
くらしくらんくろうさしざろう
顔
face, expression
18 strokesFrequency 676JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ガン
Kun
かお
済
settle (debt, etc.), relieve (burden), finish, come to an end, excusable, need not
11 strokesFrequency 168JLPT N2Grade 6
On
サイセイ
Kun
す.む-ず.み-ずみす.まないす.ます-す.ますすく.うな.すわたしわた.る
Nanori
すむなりわたる
閻
town
16 strokes
On
エン
魔
witch, demon, evil spirit
21 strokesFrequency 1,514JLPT N1Grade 8
On
マ
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