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父母の恩は山よりも高く海よりも深し

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 父母の恩は山よりも高く海よりも深し.

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父母の恩は山よりも高く海よりも深しふぼのおんはやまよりもたかくうみよりもふかしExpression
1

Proverb

our debt to our parents is higher than the mountain and deeper than the sea

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

father

4 strokesFrequency 646JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

ちち

mother

5 strokesFrequency 570JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はは

grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit

10 strokesFrequency 1,418JLPT N1Grade 6

On

オン

Nanori

めぐみ

mountain

3 strokesFrequency 131JLPT N4Grade 1

On

サンセン

Kun

やま

Nanori

やのやん

tall, high, expensive

10 strokesFrequency 65JLPT N4Grade 2

On

コウ

Kun

たか.いたか-だかたか.まるたか.める

Nanori

じょいはか

sea, ocean

9 strokesFrequency 200JLPT N3Grade 2

On

カイ

Kun

うみ

Nanori

あまうなうんひろひろしまちままわたる

deep, heighten, intensify, strengthen

11 strokesFrequency 484JLPT N2Grade 3

On

シン

Kun

ふか.い-ぶか.いふか.まるふか.めるみ-

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