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Meaning of 木に縁って魚を求む in Japanese
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木に縁って魚を求む
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Kana Readingきによってうおをもとむ
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Romajikiniyotteuowomotomu
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- to be unable to accomplish something because one has chosen the wrong method; to ask for the impossible; to look for fish by climbing a tree (Mencius)
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Kanji in this word
縁
JLPT 1
15 strokes
affinity, relation, connection, edge, border, verge, brink
On'Yomi: エン, -ネン
Kun'Yomi: ふち, ふちど.る, ゆかり, よすが, へり, えにし
求
JLPT 3
7 strokes
request, want, wish for, require, demand
On'Yomi: キュウ, グ
Kun'Yomi: もと.める