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老いたる馬は道を忘れず

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 老いたる馬は道を忘れず.

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Entry

老いたる馬は道を忘れず老いたる馬は路を忘れずおいたるうまはみちをわすれずExpressionFreq #310873
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Proverb; From the Han Feizi

trust the judgement of the experienced; an old horse won't forget the way

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

old man, old age, grow old

6 strokesFrequency 803JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ロウ

Kun

お.いるふ.ける

Nanori

えびおい

horse

10 strokesFrequency 639JLPT N2Grade 2

On

Kun

うまうま-

Nanori

ばん

road-way, street, district, journey, course, moral, teachings

11 strokesFrequency 207JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ドウトウ

Kun

みちいう

Nanori

みつおさむ

forget

7 strokesFrequency 1,129JLPT N2Grade 6

On

ボウ

Kun

わす.れる

path, route, road, distance

13 strokesFrequency 529JLPT N2Grade 3

On

Kun

-じみち

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