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人を射んとせば先ず馬を射よ
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人
射
先
馬
射
ひと
Grade: 1
い
Grade: 6
ま
Grade: 1
うま
Grade: 2
い
Grade: 6
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of
人を射んとせば先ず馬を射よ
– see the following entry.
【
人
ひと
を
射
い
んとせばまず
馬
うま
を
射
い
よ
】
[proverb]
begin
with the
lesser
things
to
obtain
the
greater
;
he who would the daughter win, must with the mother first begin
(This term,
人を射んとせば先ず馬を射よ
, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)