Word details
指汚しとて、切られもせず
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 指汚しとて、切られもせず.
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Proverb
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked; you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
指
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
9 strokesFrequency 155JLPT N2Grade 3
On
シ
Kun
ゆびさ.す-さ.し
Nanori
いいぶさしさす
汚
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile
6 strokesFrequency 908JLPT N2Grade 8
On
オ
Kun
けが.すけが.れるけが.らわしいよご.すよご.れるきたな.い
切
cut, cutoff, be sharp
4 strokesFrequency 324JLPT N3Grade 2
On
セツサイ
Kun
き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
Nanori
きつきりぎり
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