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1 exact word match found in search '門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む'
expression
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a young monk outside the gate can read sutras he has never studied  (idiomatic expression)
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33 partial word matches found in search '門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む'
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noun, noun (suffix)
1. gate
2. branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master
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noun
gate
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noun
before a gate
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noun
one's hand being completely concealed; not having called any tiles  (see also: 門前清; mahjong term; abbreviation; originally from Chinese)
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expression
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a young monk outside the gate (can read sutras he has never studied)  (see also: 門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む; idiomatic expression; abbreviation)
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noun
1. door (esp. Japanese-style)  (see also: )
2. shutter; window shutter
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adverbial noun (fukushitekimeishi), noun (temporal) (jisoumeishi), suffix
1. ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour)  (see also: )
2. in front (of); before (e.g. the house)
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noun (prefix)
1. the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former
2. pre- (e.g. "premodern")  (before the name of an era)
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noun, 'no' adjective, noun (suffix), prefix
1. previous; prior; former; first; earlier; some time ago; preceding
2. point (e.g. pencil); tip; end; nozzle
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particle
1. indicates possessive  (see also: ; occasionally ん, orig. written 乃 or 之)
2. nominalizes verbs and adjectives
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noun
1. plain; field
2. hidden (structural) member  (this meaning is restricted to reading の)
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noun, noun (prefix)
1. smallness; small item
2. short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days)  (see also: 小の月)
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prefix
1. small; little; slight  (see also: 小皿)
2. slightly less than; just about  (see also: 小半日, )
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noun
1. youngster
2. young Buddhist priest
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prefix
narrow; thin
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prefix
small; little  (see also: さざ波)
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prefix
1. small; narrow  (see also: 小川)
2. familiar prefix  (see also: 小野)
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suffix
small; little; dear (figurative sense)  (regional dialect: Ryuukyuu-ben)
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noun
monk; priest
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particle
1. indicates emotion or admiration  (at sentence end; female term or language)
2. indicates emphasis  (at sentence end; regional dialect: Kansai-ben)
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noun
1. ring; circle; loop
2. hoop  (see also: フープ)
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counter
counter for birds and rabbits
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noun
1. sum  (mathematics)
2. harmony; peace
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counter
counter for bundles
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auxiliary verb, suffix
1. not  (see also: ない; after the -nai stem of a verb)
2. indicates completion  (archaic)
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Most common form: たていと
noun
(weaving) warp
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noun
1. warp (weaving)
2. longitude
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Most common form: たて
noun
1. the vertical; height
2. front-to-back; length
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Most common form: きょう
noun
sutra; Buddhist scriptures
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Nidan verb (upper class) with `hu/fu' ending (archaic), intransitive verb
1. to pass; to elapse; to go by  (archaic)
2. to pass through; to go through  (archaic)
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particle
1. indicates direct object of action
2. indicates subject of causative expression
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'mu' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to read
2. to count  (see also: さばを読む; now mostly used in idioms)
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interjection (kandoushi)
1. unh (sound of physical exertion); oof  (archaic)
2. wow; whoa
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