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腹が減っては戦は出来ぬ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 腹が減っては戦は出来ぬ.

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Entry

腹が減っては戦は出来ぬ腹が減っては軍は出来ぬはらがへってはいくさはできぬExpressionFreq #111141
1

Proverb

an army marches on its stomach; you can't fight on an empty stomach

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

abdomen, belly, stomach

13 strokesFrequency 1,286JLPT N2Grade 6

On

フク

Kun

はら

dwindle, decrease, reduce, decline, curtail, get hungry

12 strokesFrequency 261JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ゲン

Kun

へ.るへ.らす

war, battle, match

13 strokesFrequency 78JLPT N2Grade 4

On

セン

Kun

いくさたたか.うおのの.くそよ.ぐわなな.く

Nanori

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

come, due, next, cause, become

7 strokesFrequency 102JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ライタイ

Kun

く.るきた.るきた.すき.たすき.たる

Nanori

くりくるごろ

army, force, troops, war, battle

9 strokesFrequency 189JLPT N2Grade 4

On

グン

Kun

いくさ

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