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What does 諺 (ことわざ, kotowaza) mean?

諺 (ことわざ, kotowaza) means proverb.

Quick facts
Readingことわざ
Romajikotowaza
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N3
ことわざ
N3 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonkotowaza

proverb

  1. 1noun proverb; saying; aphorism

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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