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聞くと見るとは大違い
kikutomirutohaoochigai
also spelled kikutomirutohaochigai
don't believe everything you hear, seeing is believing, to have heard of is not to have seen
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  1. kikutomirutohaoochigai don't believe everything you hear, seeing is believing, to have heard of is not to have seen
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Kanji Breakdown
聞
Hear, Ask, Listen
On: ぶん,もん Kun: き.く,き.こえる
14 strokes N5
見
See, Hopes, Chances, Idea, Opinion, Look At, Visible
On: けん Kun: み.る,み.える,み.せる
7 strokes N5
大
Large, Big
On: だい,たい Kun: おお-,おお.きい,-おお.いに
3 strokes N5
違
Difference, Differ
On: い Kun: ちが.う,ちが.い,ちが.える,-ちが.える,たが.う,たが.える
13 strokes N3
How to Use This Word
I-adjective (い形容詞)
Pattern
聞くと見るとは大違い → 聞くと見るとは大違くない → 聞くと見るとは大違かった → 聞くと見るとは大違くて

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とても聞くと見るとは大違いですね。
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