Kanshudo Example: 将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。 - Kanshudo

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を

ず

を

よ。 kotowaza

He who would the daughter win, with the mother must begin (literally: if you would shoot the commander, first shoot the horse).

The modern Japanese may look more like the following: 敵の大将を射ようと思うなら、まずその乗っている馬を射て、その後にその者を射よ

kotowaza Japanese proverb (kotowaza)

Grammar and points of interest

particle を particle を

direct object marker

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

particle よ particle よ

emphasis marker

将を射んと欲すれば先ず馬を射よ。

Conjugations and inflections

射 is the stem form of ichidan verb 射る ALL INFLECTIONS

射よ is the archaic volitional form of ichidan verb 射る ALL INFLECTIONS

Words

Most common form: しょう

noun

commander; general; leader

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る

ichidan verb, transitive verb

to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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んと

す

conjunction

to endeavor to (connects to -nai stem) (see also: しようとする; archaic)

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ず

Most common form: まず

1. first (of all); to start with; about; almost; anyway; well; now (often written with kana only)

2. hardly (with neg. verb)

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noun

1. horse

2. horse racing (see also: 競馬:けいば; this meaning is restricted to reading うま)

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Kanji

将

ショウ commander; soon

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⺤

つめ claw; fingernail

寸

スン inch

丬

left side じょうしょう

射

シャいる to shoot

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身

シンみ body, person

欲

ヨクほしい want ほっする to want

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欠

ケツかく to lack かける to be lacking

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人

ジンニンひと person

⺈

corner

谷

コクたに valley

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ハ

katakana 'ha'; eight

𠆢

ジンニンひと man

口

コウクくち mouth

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先

センさき ahead

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⺧

whereupon by the ground

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ノ

katakana 'no'; whereupon; splitting away from

土

ドト ground; earth つち ground, earth, soil

儿

legs

馬

バうま horse ま horse

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隹

little bird

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灬

fire

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