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1 exact word match found in search '案ずるより生むが易し'
expression
it is easier to do something than worry about it; the anxiety that comes from doing nothing is worse than any danger you might face; fear overruns the danger; an attempt is sometimes easier than expected; it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it (proverb)(click the word to view an additional 1 form, examples and links)
35 partial word matches found in search '案ずるより生むが易し'
Ichidan verb - zuru verb (alternative form of -jiru verbs), transitive verb
1. to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear (see also: 案じる; this meaning is restricted to form 案ずる)2. to investigate; to consider; to plan (see also: 案じる)
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particle
1. than2. from; out of; since; at; on
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particle
1. indicates certainty, emphasis, contempt, request, etc. (at sentence-end)2. used when calling out to someone (after a noun)
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'no' adjective, 'na' adjective, noun, noun (prefix)
1. raw; uncooked; fresh2. natural; as it is; unedited; unprocessed
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noun
1. life; livingnoun, noun (suffix)
2. I; me; myself (male term or language; humble; this meaning is restricted to reading せい)(click the word to view an additional 1 reading, examples and links)
Most common form: 産む
'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs)2. to produce; to yield; to give rise to; to deliver
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Most common form: 初
'na' adjective, noun, 'no' adjective
1. innocent; naive; unsophisticated; inexperienced; green; wet behind the ears (esp. 初, 初心; often written with kana only)noun (prefix)
2. birth- (産, 生)(click the word to view an additional 3 forms, examples and links)
interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof (archaic)2. wow; whoa
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particle
1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
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particle, conjunction
(at the end of a phrase) notes one (of several) reasons(click the word for examples and links)
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