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Zach

我が身をつねって人の痛さを知れ

我が身を抓って人の痛さを知れ

Reading

Kana: わがみをつねってひとのいたさをしれ
Romaji: wagamiwotsunettehitonoitasawoshire
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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you can't appreciate others' suffering until you've gone through it yourself; pinch oneself and know others' pain

Note: proverb

Kanji

Readings: ガ、 われ、 わ、 わ.が-、 わが-
Meanings: ego, I, selfish, our, oneself
Readings: シン、 み
Meanings: somebody, person, one's station in life
Readings: ジン、 ニン、 ひと、 -り、 -と
Meaning: person
Readings: ツウ、 いた.い、 いた.む、 いた.ましい、 いた.める
Meanings: pain, hurt, damage, bruise
Readings: チ、 し.る、 し.らせる
Meanings: know, wisdom
Readings: ソウ、 つ.ねる、 つ.める、 つね.る、 つま.む
Meanings: pick, pinch, summarize