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天網恢恢疎にして漏らさず

Reading

Kana: てんもうかいかいそにしてもらさず
Romaji: tenmoukaikaisonishitemorasazu
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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Heaven's net has large meshes, but nothing escapes

Kanji

Readings: テン、 あまつ、 あめ、 あま-
Meanings: heavens, sky, imperial
Readings: モウ、 あみ
Meanings: netting, network
Readings: カイ、 ケ、 ひろ.い
Meanings: wide, large, enlarge
Readings: ソ、 ショ、 うと.い、 うと.む、 まば.ら
Meanings: alienate, rough, neglect, shun, sparse, penetrate
Readings: ロウ、 も.る、 も.れる、 も.らす
Meanings: leak, escape, time

Example Sentence

天網(てんもう)()恢疎()にして()らさずの言葉(ことば)とおり、天罰(てんばつ)てき(めん)だ。
➥They say fate will catch up with you. That was God's way of punishing him.
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