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始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 始めは処女の如く後は脱兎の如し.
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Proverb; From Sun Tzu's Art of War
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
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Kanji in this Word
始
commence, begin
8 strokesFrequency 244JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シ
Kun
はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる
Nanori
もと
処
dispose, manage, deal with, sentence, condemn, act, behave, place
5 strokesFrequency 547JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ショ
Kun
ところ-こお.る
女
woman, female
3 strokesFrequency 151JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジョニョニョウ
Kun
おんなめ
Nanori
おなたつきな
如
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
きねゆきよし
後
behind, back, later
9 strokesFrequency 26JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ゴコウ
Kun
のちうし.ろうしろあとおく.れる
Nanori
こしししいしり
脱
undress, removing, escape from, get rid of, be left out, take off
11 strokesFrequency 782JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ダツ
Kun
ぬ.ぐぬ.げる
兎
rabbit, hare
7 strokesGrade 9
On
トツ
Kun
うさぎ
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