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jmdict 2779710 Active (id: 2200758)
下手な鉄砲も数撃ちゃ当たる
へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる
1. [exp,v5r] [proverb]
▶ even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries
▶ [lit] even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots
Cross references:
  ⇔ see: 2779680 下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる 1. even the unskilled can succeed by a fluke given enough tries; even a poor marksman will hit the target with enough shots

Conjugations


History:
6. A 2022-08-01 04:18:25  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Add POS to proverbs
-*- via bulkupd.py -*-
  Diff:
@@ -11,0 +12 @@
+<pos>&v5r;</pos>
5. A 2017-12-06 09:07:33  Marcus Richert <...address hidden...>
  Diff:
@@ -12,2 +12,2 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="2779680">下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる・へたなてっぽうもかずうてばあたる</xref>
-<misc>&id;</misc>
+<xref type="see" seq="2779680">下手な鉄砲も数撃てば当たる</xref>
+<misc>&proverb;</misc>
4. A 2013-03-24 18:22:42  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Oops #2.
3. A* 2013-03-24 02:38:50  Paul Upchurch <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
http://kotowaza-allguide.com/he/hetanateppou.html
  Diff:
@@ -8,1 +8,1 @@
-<reb>へたなでっぽうもかずうちゃあたる</reb>
+<reb>へたなてっぽうもかずうちゃあたる</reb>
2. A* 2013-03-23 23:06:43  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
  Comments:
Oops
  Diff:
@@ -8,1 +8,1 @@
-<reb>へたなでっぽうもすうげきちゃあたる</reb>
+<reb>へたなでっぽうもかずうちゃあたる</reb>
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