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身体髪膚これを父母に受くあえて毀傷せざるは孝の始めなり
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 身体髪膚これを父母に受くあえて毀傷せざるは孝の始めなり.
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Proverb; From The Classic of Filial Piety
filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents)
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Kanji in this Word
身
somebody, person, one's station in life
7 strokesFrequency 320JLPT N2Grade 3
On
シン
Kun
み
体
body, substance, object, reality, counter for images
7 strokesFrequency 88JLPT N3Grade 2
On
タイテイ
Kun
からだかたち
Nanori
なり
髪
hair of the head
14 strokesFrequency 1,474JLPT N2Grade 8
On
ハツ
Kun
かみ
Nanori
がたひげ
膚
skin, body, grain, texture, disposition
15 strokesFrequency 1,679JLPT N2Grade 8
On
フ
Kun
はだ
父
father
4 strokesFrequency 646JLPT N4Grade 2
On
フ
Kun
ちち
母
mother
5 strokesFrequency 570JLPT N4Grade 2
On
ボ
Kun
ははも
受
accept, undergo, answer (phone), take, get, catch, receive
8 strokesFrequency 136JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ジュ
Kun
う.ける-う.けう.かる
Nanori
じょ
毀
break, destroy, censure, be chipped, be scratched, be broken, be ruined
13 strokesGrade 8
On
キ
Kun
こぼ.つこわ.すこぼ.れるこわ.れるそし.るやぶ.る
傷
wound, hurt, injure, impair, pain, injury, cut, gash, scar, weak point
13 strokesFrequency 845JLPT N1Grade 6
On
ショウ
Kun
きずいた.むいた.める
孝
filial piety, child's respect
7 strokesFrequency 1,030JLPT N1Grade 6
On
コウキョウ
Nanori
たかたかしのりよし
始
commence, begin
8 strokesFrequency 244JLPT N3Grade 3
On
シ
Kun
はじ.める-はじ.めるはじ.まる
Nanori
もと
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