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棚から牡丹餅

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棚から牡 丹 餅たなからぼたもち

[tanakarabotamochi]proverb

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English definition

an unexpected piece of good fortune — like a sweet bean dumpling falling from a shelf

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Kanji

棚shelf; ledge; rack; mount; mantle; trellisホウ / たな、-だな · 12 strokes棚本棚戸棚棚上げ大陸棚棚橋棚田神棚
牡maleボ、ボウ / おす、お-、おん- · 7 strokes牡牡馬牡丹牡鹿牡鹿半島冬牡丹宝冠牡丹章寒牡丹
丹rust-colored; red; red lead; pills; sincerityタン / に · 4 strokes伊丹丹丹念丹波伊勢丹丹精牡丹丹後
餅mochi rice cakeヘイ、ヒョウ / もち、もちい · 14 strokes餅桜餅月餅鏡餅餅屋菱餅尻餅柏餅