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天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず.

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Entry

天網恢恢疎にして漏らさずてんもうかいかいそにしてもらさずExpressionFreq #165110
1

Proverb; From Laozi

heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes

Examples
天網恢恢疎にして漏らさずの言葉通り、天罰覿面だ。
They say fate will catch up with you. That was God's way of punishing him.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

heavens, sky, imperial

4 strokesFrequency 512JLPT N4Grade 1

On

テン

Kun

あまつあめあま-

Nanori

あきあもたかしなま

netting, network

14 strokesFrequency 1,194JLPT N1Grade 8

On

モウ

Kun

あみ

Nanori

ずな

wide, large, enlarge

9 strokesGrade 9

On

カイ

Kun

ひろ.い

alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate

12 strokesFrequency 1,572JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ショ

Kun

うと.いうと.むまば.ら

leak, escape, time

14 strokesFrequency 1,298JLPT N1Grade 8

On

ロウ

Kun

も.るも.れるも.らす

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