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[か(禍)·ふく(福)·は·あざな(糾)·え·る·なわ(縄)·の·ご·と·し]
kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi
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Alternate Written Forms:

[か(禍)·ふく(福)·は·あざな(糾)·え·る·なわ(縄)·の·ごと(如)·し]
kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi
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[か(禍)·ふく(福)·は·あ·ざ·な·え·る·なわ(縄)·の·ご·と·し]
kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi
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[か(禍)·ふく(福)·は·あ·ざ·な·え·る·なわ(縄)·の·ごと(如)·し]
kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi
»

Root Words:

[か(禍)·ふく(福) + は + あざな(糾)·え·る + なわ(縄) + の + ごと(如)·し]
kafuku + ha + azanaeru + nawa + no + gotoshi

English Meaning(s) for 禍福は糾える縄のごとし

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  1. fortune and misfortune are intertwined; fortune and misfortune come by turns; good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope); good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
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Meanings for each kanji in 禍福は糾える縄のごとし

» calamity; misfortune; evil; curse
» blessing; fortune; luck; wealth
» twist; ask; investigate; verify
» straw rope; cord

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