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若い時の苦労は買ってもせよ
wakaitokinokurouhakattemoseyo
also spelled wakaitokinokurohakattemoseyo
spare no effort while you are young, heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age
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  1. wakaitokinokurouhakattemoseyo spare no effort while you are young, heavy work in youth is quiet rest in old age
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Kanji Breakdown
若
Young, If, Perhaps, Possibly, Low Number, Immature
On: じゃく,にゃく,にゃ Kun: わか.い,わか-,も.しくわ,も.し,も.しくは,ごと.し
8 strokes N3
時
Time, Hour
On: じ Kun: とき,-どき
10 strokes N5
苦
Suffering, Trial, Worry, Hardship, Feel Bitter, Scowl
On: く Kun: くる.しい,-ぐる.しい,くる.しむ,くる.しめる,にが.い,にが.る
8 strokes N3
労
Labor, Thank For, Reward For, Toil, Trouble
On: ろう Kun: ろう.する,いたわ.る,いた.ずき,ねぎら,つか.れる,ねぎら.う
7 strokes N3
買
Buy
On: ばい Kun: か.う
12 strokes N4
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