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彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からず

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からず.

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彼を知り己を知れば、百戦殆からずかれをしりおのれをしれば、ひゃくせんあやうからずExpression
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Proverb; From Sun Tzu's The Art of War

if you know your enemy and know yourself, in a hundred battles you will never be defeated; know your enemy

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

he, that, the

8 strokesFrequency 648JLPT N2Grade 8

On

Kun

かれかのか.の

Nanori

その

know, wisdom

8 strokesFrequency 205JLPT N3Grade 2

On

Kun

し.るし.らせる

Nanori

さとさとるしりしれとものり

self

3 strokesFrequency 1,098JLPT N1Grade 6

On

Kun

おのれつちのと

Nanori

hundred

6 strokesFrequency 163JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ヒャクビャク

Kun

もも

Nanori

どうなりひゃっひゅくもんどゆう

war, battle, match

13 strokesFrequency 78JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セン

Kun

いくさたたか.うおのの.くそよ.ぐわなな.く

Nanori

almost, quite, really

9 strokesGrade 9

On

タイサイ

Kun

ほとほとほとん.どあやうい

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