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女は弱しされど母は強し

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 女は弱しされど母は強し.

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Entry

女は弱しされど母は強し女は弱し然れど母は強しおんなはよわしされどはははつよしExpression
1

Proverb

though the woman is weak, the mother is strong

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

woman, female

3 strokesFrequency 151JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ジョニョニョウ

Kun

おんな

Nanori

おなつき

weak, frail

10 strokesFrequency 958JLPT N3Grade 2

On

ジャク

Kun

よわ.いよわ.るよわ.まるよわ.める

mother

5 strokesFrequency 570JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はは

strong

11 strokesFrequency 112JLPT N3Grade 2

On

キョウゴウ

Kun

つよ.いつよ.まるつよ.めるし.いるこわ.い

Nanori

すね

sort of thing, so, if so, in that case, well

12 strokesFrequency 401JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ゼンネン

Kun

しかしか.りしか.し

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