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病は口より入り禍は口より出ず

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 病は口より入り禍は口より出ず.

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Entry

病は口より入り禍は口より出ずやまいはくちよりいりわざわいはくちよりいずExpressionFreq #275721
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Proverb; Nidan verb (lower class)

be moderate with your mouth; sickness enters through the mouth, calamities come out of the mouth

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

ill, sick

10 strokesFrequency 384JLPT N3Grade 3

On

ビョウヘイ

Kun

や.む-や.みやまい

mouth

3 strokesFrequency 284JLPT N4Grade 1

On

コウ

Kun

くち

enter, insert

2 strokesFrequency 56JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ニュウジュ

Kun

い.る-い.る-い.りい.れる-い.れはい.る

Nanori

いりいるりり

calamity, misfortune, evil, curse

13 strokesFrequency 2,010JLPT N1Grade 8

On

Kun

わざわい

exit, leave, go out, come out, put out, protrude

5 strokesFrequency 13JLPT N4Grade 1

On

シュツスイ

Kun

で.る-でだ.す-だ.すい.でるい.だす

Nanori

いずいづいですっすつてん

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