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我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ.
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Proverb
walk a mile in other's shoes to understand their suffering; you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch yourself and know others' pain
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
我
ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
7 strokesFrequency 829JLPT N1Grade 6
On
ガ
Kun
われわわ.が-わが-
Nanori
ああがか
身
somebody, person, one's station in life
7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3
On
シン
Kun
み
人
person
2 strokesFrequency 5JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ジンニン
Kun
ひと-り-と
Nanori
じとねひこふみ
痛
pain, hurt, damage, bruise
12 strokesFrequency 903JLPT N2Grade 6
On
ツウ
Kun
いた.いいた.むいた.ましいいた.める
知
know, wisdom
8 strokesFrequency 205JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チ
Kun
し.るし.らせる
Nanori
さとさとるしりしれとものり
抓
pick, pinch, summarize
7 strokes
On
ソウ
Kun
つ.ねるつ.めるつね.るつま.む
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