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Words — 1 found

けいこうぎゅうごなか 鶏口となるも牛後となる勿れ
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1. better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow​Proverb
Other forms
鶏口となるも牛後となるなかれ 【けいこうとなるもぎゅうごとなるなかれ】
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Kanji — 4 found

11.055941259859694
19 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
鶏
chicken
Kun: にわとり、 とり
On: ケイ
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0.825851477590782
3 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 1.
口
mouth
Kun: くち
On: コウ、 ク
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5.2429937116062675
4 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
牛
cow
Kun: うし
On: ギュウ
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0.151212242375777
9 strokes. JLPT N5. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
後
behind, back, later
Kun: のち、 うし.ろ、 うしろ、 あと、 おく.れる
On: ゴ、 コウ
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Sentences — 1 found

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    • けいこう鶏口
    • となる
    • も
    • ぎゅうご牛後
    • となる
    • なかれ
      • 。
    Better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion. — Tatoeba
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