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盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 盗人を捕らえて見れば我が子なり.
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Proverb
the doting parent's purse is plundered; the thief caught turns out to be one's own son
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
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
捕
catch, capture
10 strokesFrequency 604JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ホ
Kun
と.らえると.らわれると.るとら.えるとら.われるつか.まえるつか.まる
見
see, hopes, chances, idea, opinion, look at, visible
7 strokesFrequency 22JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ケン
Kun
み.るみ.えるみ.せる
我
ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
7 strokesFrequency 829JLPT N1Grade 6
On
ガ
Kun
われわわ.が-わが-
Nanori
ああがか
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シスツ
Kun
こ-こね
Nanori
いきぎくけねっ
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