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たかのぞ
高望
みをするとかえって
そん
損
をする。
You may go farther and fare worse.
Grammar and points of interest
particle を particle を
 
direct object marker
高望みをするとかえって損をする。
irregular verbs irregular verbs
 
来る（くる） and する
高望みをするとかえって損をする。
かえって かえって
 
on the contrary, all the more, rather
高望みをするとかえって損をする。
をする vs する をする vs する
 
高望みをするとかえって損をする。
particle と particle と
 
and
高望みをするとかえって損をする。
Words
た か の ぞ み 3
aiming too high
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か え っ て 1
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead  (often written with kana only)
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expression, 'suru' verb
to lose (often money); to take a loss; to be out of pocket
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Kanji
高
コウ   expensive; high   たか    たかい expensive, tall, high   たかまる to be elevated   たかめる to promote, heighten   
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冋
wide mouth
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冂
wide
口
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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亠
lid
望
ボウ   モウ   のぞむ to wish for   
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亡
ボウ   モウ   dead   ない to be deceased, to have ceased to be   
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shelf
月
ガツ   ゲツ   つき month; moon   
王
オウ    king   
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一
イチ   イツ   ひとつ    ひと- one   
土
ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
損
ソン   そこなう    そこねる to injure, to harm   
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員
イン    employee   
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貝
かい shellfish   
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ハ
katakana 'ha'; eight
目
ボク   モク   eye   ま-    め    
扌
hand
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