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敵に塩を送る
敵に塩を贈る
Readings
てきにしおをおくる
tekinishiowookuru
English
Expression
Godan verb with 'ru' ending
from Uesugi Kenshin sending salt to his enemy, Takeda Shingen, when Takeda's salt supply had been cut off
to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness, to show humanity even to one's enemy, to help one's enemy in difficulty

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Conjugated forms
Present, Future 敵に塩を送る, 敵に塩を送ります
[does], will [do]
敵に塩を送らない, 敵に塩を送りません
doesn't [do], will not [do]
Past 敵に塩を送った, 敵に塩を送りました
[did]
敵に塩を送らなかった, 敵に塩を送りませんでした
didn't [do]
Te-form, Continuative 敵に塩を送って, 敵に塩を送りまして 敵に塩を送らないで, 敵に塩を送りませんで 敵に塩を送らなくて
Kanjis
ON: テキ KUN: かたき, あだ, かな.う
enemy, foe, opponent

Stroke: 15 Grade: 6 JLPT: N1 SKIP: 1-11-4 FC: 0824.4


ON: エン KUN: しお
salt

Stroke: 13 Grade: 4 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-10 FC: 4811.1


ON: ソウ KUN: おく.る
escort, send

Stroke: 9 Grade: 3 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 3-3-6 FC: 3830.0


ON: ゾウ, ソウ KUN: おく.る
presents, send, give to, award to, confer on, presenting something

Stroke: 18 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-7-11 FC: 6886.6