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老兵は死なずただ消え去るのみ
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 老兵は死なずただ消え去るのみ.
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Entry
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Quotation; From a song, quoted by Douglas MacArthur
old soldiers never die; they just fade away
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
老
old man, old age, grow old
6 strokesFrequency 803JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ロウ
Kun
お.いるふ.ける
Nanori
えびおいび
兵
soldier, private, troops, army, warfare, strategy, tactics
7 strokesFrequency 522JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ヘイヒョウ
Kun
つわもの
Nanori
へ
死
death, die
6 strokesFrequency 229JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シ
Kun
し.ぬし.に-
消
extinguish, blow out, turn off, neutralize, cancel
10 strokesFrequency 345JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ショウ
Kun
き.えるけ.す
去
gone, past, quit, leave, elapse, eliminate, divorce
5 strokesFrequency 440JLPT N3Grade 3
On
キョコ
Kun
さ.る-さ.る
Nanori
い
只
only, free, in addition
5 strokesFrequency 2,288JLPT N1Grade 9
On
シ
Kun
ただ
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