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元の木阿弥 【もとのもくあみ】

  1. [exp] ending up right back where one started
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Kanji in this word:

Kanji Meanings On Readings Kun Readings Grade
元 Beginning, Former Time, Origin ゲン, ガン もと 2
木 Tree, Wood ボク, モク き, こ- 1
阿 Africa, Flatter, Fawn Upon, Corner, Nook, Recess ア, オ おもね.る, くま
弥 All The More, Increasingly ミ, ビ や, いや, いよ.いよ, わた.る