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jmdict 2843963 Active (id: 2296112)
2843963 jmdict A [id=2296112]
性相近し、習い相遠し;性相近し習い相遠し[sK]
せいあいちかし、ならいあいとおし
[1][exp][proverb]
  [note="from the Analects of Confucius"]
  by human nature we are close, through practice we grow apart; by nature, near together\; by practice far apart



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