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浜の真砂は尽きるとも世に盗人の種は尽きまじ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 浜の真砂は尽きるとも世に盗人の種は尽きまじ.
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Quotation; From the death poem of Ishikawa Goemon
the sand on the beach may disappear, but the makings of thieves never shall
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
浜
seacoast, beach, seashore
10 strokesFrequency 645JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ヒン
Kun
はま
真
true, reality, Buddhist sect
10 strokesFrequency 279JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シン
Kun
まま-まこと
Nanori
さなさねただただしなおのりまあまこまさまっまどまなまゆみちも
砂
sand
9 strokesFrequency 1,146JLPT N2Grade 6
On
サシャ
Kun
すな
Nanori
いさご
尽
exhaust, use up, run out of, deplete, befriend, serve
6 strokesFrequency 1,234JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ジンサン
Kun
つ.きるつ.くすつ.かす-づ.く-ず.くことごと.く
世
generation, world, society, public
5 strokesFrequency 135JLPT N3Grade 3
On
セイセソウ
Kun
よ
Nanori
としゆゆき
盗
steal, rob, pilfer
11 strokesFrequency 1,051JLPT N2Grade 8
On
トウ
Kun
ぬす.むぬす.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
種
species, kind, class, variety, seed
14 strokesFrequency 461JLPT N2Grade 4
On
シュ
Kun
たね-ぐさ
Nanori
おいくさたほ
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