| さん |
|---|
| 三 |
| べん |
|---|
| 遍 |
| まわ |
|---|
| 回 |
| っ |
| て |
| タバコ |
|---|
| 煙草 |
| に |
| しょ |
expression
Proverb.- measure twice and cut once, don't slack off until the job's done properly, go around three times before you take a smoke.
Variations
| Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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三遍回って煙草にしょ | さんべんまわってタバコにしょ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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三べん回って煙草にしょ | さんべんまわってタバコにしょ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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三べん回ってたばこにしょ | さんべんまわってタバコにしょ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
everywhere, times, widely
ヘン あまね.く (9th, N1)
level, small
ヘン ひらたい (Kentei 1)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
-times, round, game
カイ まわ.る エ (2nd, N3)
smoke
けむり エン けむ.る (7th, N3)