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聞いて極楽見て地獄
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 聞いて極楽見て地獄.
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Entry
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Proverb
don't believe everything you hear; what is a paradise on hearsay may be a hell at sight
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
聞
hear, ask, listen
14 strokesFrequency 319JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ブンモン
Kun
き.くき.こえる
極
extreme, pole, extremely, very, highly, most, end, settlement, conclusion, highest rank
13 strokesFrequency 460JLPT N2Grade 4
On
キョクゴク
Kun
きわ.めるきわ.まるきわ.まりきわ.みき.める-ぎ.めき.まる
楽
music, comfort, ease
13 strokesFrequency 373JLPT N3Grade 2
On
ガクラクゴウ
Kun
たの.しいたの.しむこの.む
Nanori
さたやすら
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
地
ground, earth
6 strokesFrequency 40JLPT N3Grade 2
On
チジ
Nanori
どま
獄
prison, jail
14 strokesFrequency 1,529JLPT N1Grade 8
On
ゴク
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