Japanese

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Kanji in this term
こう
Grade: 4

Grade: 3

Grade: S
おお
Grade: 2
on'yomi goon on'yomi kun'yomi

Etymology

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Calque from Literary Chinese 好事多魔 (MC xawX dzriH ta ma).

Proverb

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(こう)()()(おお) (kōji ma ōshi

  1. the road to happiness is strewn with setbacks

Synonyms

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