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指汚しとて、切られもせず
指汚しとて切られもせず
Readings
ゆびきたなしとてきられもせず
yubikitanashitotekiraremosezu
English
Expression
Proverb
it's hard to cut one's ties to close relatives even if they are wicked, you don't cut your finger off just because it's dirty

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Kanjis
ON: KUN: ゆび, さ.す, -さ.し
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)

Stroke: 9 Grade: 3 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-6 FC: 5206.6


ON: KUN: けが.す, けが.れる, けが.らわしい, よご.す, よご.れる, きたな.い
dirty, pollute, disgrace, rape, defile

Stroke: 6 JLPT: N2 SKIP: 1-3-3 FC: 3112.2


ON: セツ, サイ KUN: き.る, -き.る, き.り, -き.り, -ぎ.り, き.れる, -き.れる, き.れ, -き.れ, -ぎ.れ
cut, cutoff, be sharp

Stroke: 4 Grade: 2 JLPT: N3 SKIP: 1-2-2 FC: 4772.2