Word details
甘井先ず竭く
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 甘井先ず竭く.
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Entry
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Proverb
the flame that burns twice as bright burns half as long; the well with sweet water will be the first to run dry
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
甘
sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
5 strokesFrequency 1,248JLPT N2Grade 8
On
カン
Kun
あま.いあま.えるあま.やかすうま.い
Nanori
かも
井
well, well crib, town, community
4 strokesFrequency 339JLPT N1Grade 4
On
セイショウ
Kun
い
Nanori
いのさいひ
先
before, ahead, previous, future, precedence
6 strokesFrequency 173JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セン
Kun
さきま.ず
Nanori
ぽん
竭
end, exhaust
14 strokes
On
ケツ
Kun
つく.す
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