た | て |
---|---|
盾 |
の |
りょ | う |
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両 |
め | ん |
---|---|
面 |
を |
み |
---|
見 |
よ |
expression
Proverb.- look at both sides of the thing, look at both sides of the shield.
Variations
Pronunciation | Kanji | Kana | Is Common | |||||||||||||||||
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盾の両面を見よ | たてのりょうめんをみよ | ||||||||||||||||||
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楯の両面を見よ | たてのりょうめんをみよ |
Contained Kanji Breakdown
shield, escutcheon, pretext
たて ジュン (7th, N1)
both, old Japanese coin, counter for carriages (e.g., in a train)
リョウ てる ふたつ (3rd, N3)