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見ざる聞かざる言わざる

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 見ざる聞かざる言わざる.

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Entry

見ざる聞かざる言わざる見猿聞か猿言わ猿みざるきかざるいわざるExpressionFreq #169183
1

see no evil, hear no evil, and speak no evil; the three wise monkeys

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

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

hear, ask, listen

14 strokesFrequency 319JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ブンモン

Kun

き.くき.こえる

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

monkey

13 strokesFrequency 1,772JLPT N1Grade 8

On

エン

Kun

さる

Nanori

さわざるまし

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