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君子の交わりは淡きこと水のごとし

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 君子の交わりは淡きこと水のごとし.

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君子の交わりは淡きこと水のごとし君子の交わりは淡きこと水の如しくんしのまじわりはあわきことみずのごとしExpression
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Proverb; From the Zhuangzi

friendships between wise men are plain and hence rock solid

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

mister, you, ruler, male name suffix

7 strokesFrequency 947JLPT N2Grade 3

On

クン

Kun

きみ-ぎみ

Nanori

child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac

3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1

On

Kun

-こ

Nanori

ねっ

mingle, mixing, association, coming & going

6 strokesFrequency 178JLPT N2Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

まじ.わるまじ.えるま.じるまじ.るま.ざるま.ぜる-か.うか.わすかわ.すこもごも

Nanori

かた

thin, faint, pale, fleeting

11 strokesFrequency 1,436JLPT N1Grade 8

On

タン

Kun

あわ.い

water

4 strokesFrequency 223JLPT N4Grade 1

On

スイ

Kun

みずみず-

Nanori

うずずみみさみつみなみん

likeness, like, such as, as if, better, best, equal

6 strokesFrequency 1,704JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ジョニョ

Kun

ごと.し

Nanori

ゆきよし

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