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[しん()·たい()·はっ()·()····()·()··()·····()·しょう()·····こう()··はじ()···]
shintaihappukorewofuboniukuaetekishousezaruhakounohajimenari
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[しん()·たい()·はっ()·()····()·()··()·····()·しょう()·····こう()··はじめ()··]
shintaihappukorewofuboniukuaetekishousezaruhakounohajimenari

English Meaning(s) for 身体髪膚これを父母に受くあえて毀傷せざるは孝の始めなり

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  1. filial piety begins with not harming one's own body (as one's entire body was given by one's parents) (from The Classic of Filial Piety)

Meanings for each kanji in 身体髪膚これを父母に受くあえて毀傷せざるは孝の始めなり

» somebody; person; one's station in life
» body; substance; object; reality; counter for images
» hair of the head
» skin; body; grain; texture; disposition
» father
» mama; mother
» accept; undergo; answer (phone); take; get; catch; receive
» break; destroy; censure; be chipped; be scratched; be broken; be ruined
» wound; hurt; injure; impair; pain; injury; cut; gash; scar; weak point
» filial piety; child's respect
» commence; begin

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