禍福は糾える縄のごとし
kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi
fortune and misfortune are intertwined, fortune and misfortune come by turns, good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope), good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
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  1. kafukuhaazanaerunawanogotoshi fortune and misfortune are intertwined, fortune and misfortune come by turns, good luck and bad luck alternate (like the strands of a rope), good and bad fortune are next-door neighbours
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Kanji Breakdown
On: か
14 strokes
Happiness
On: ふく Kun: さいわい,ひもろぎ
14 strokes
Twist, Ask, Investigate, Verify
On: きゅう Kun: ただ.す
9 strokes N1
Straw Rope, Cord
On: じょう Kun: なわ,ただ.す
15 strokes N1
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禍福は糾える縄のごとしは〜です。 / 〜の禍福は糾える縄のごとし

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この禍福は糾える縄のごとしはとても大切です。
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