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転ころばぬ先さきの杖つえ

korobanu sakino tsue

1. prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure

Expression

#170881

先さき

saki

1. point; tip

2. head (of a line); front

+ 7 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#202

野の

no

1. plain; field

2. hidden (structural) member

+ 2 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#372

我われ

ware

1. I; me

2. oneself

+ 2 additional meanings

★ Common

Pronoun

#683

主ぬし

nushi

1. head (of a household, etc.); leader

2. owner; proprietor

+ 4 additional meanings

★ Common

Noun

#848

幸さち

sachi

1. good luck; fortune

2. harvest; yield

★ Common

Noun

#901

崎さき

saki

1. small peninsula; cape

★ Common

Noun

#1099

まず【先ず】

mazu

1. first (of all); firstly

2. probably; most likely

+ 2 additional meanings

★ Common

Adverb

#1196

さっき【先】

sakki

1. a short while ago; a moment ago

★ Common

Noun

#1384

死しぬ

shinu

1. to die; to pass away

2. to lose spirit; to lose vigor

3. to cease; to stop

★ Common

Verb

#1708

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