Jisho

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Words — 2 found

もんぜんぞう 門前小僧
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1. you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)Proverb, Abbreviation, See also 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ
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もんぜんぞうならきょう 門前小僧習
Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'mu' ending
1. you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaughtProverb
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