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朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 朝に道を聞かば、夕べに死すとも可なり.
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Proverb; From a quote by Confucius
if a man hears the Way in the morning, he may die in the evening without regret
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
朝
morning, dynasty, regime, epoch, period, (North) Korea
12 strokesFrequency 248JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チョウ
Kun
あさ
Nanori
ああそささちかとも
道
road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings
11 strokesFrequency 207JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ドウトウ
Kun
みちいう
Nanori
さじどみつおさむ
聞
hear, ask, listen
14 strokesFrequency 319JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ブンモン
Kun
き.くき.こえる
夕
evening
3 strokesFrequency 924JLPT N3Grade 1
On
セキ
Kun
ゆう
Nanori
ゆ
死
death, die
6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シ
Kun
し.ぬし.に-
可
can, passable, approval
5 strokesFrequency 314JLPT N2Grade 5
On
カコク
Kun
-べ.き-べ.し
Nanori
よし
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