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光陰矢のごとし

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光 陰 矢のごとしこういんやのごとし

[kouinyanogotoshi]proverb

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time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

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光ray; lightコウ / ひか.る、ひかり · 6 strokes光観光光景光る日光栄光光学光栄
陰shade; yin; negative; sex organs; secret; shadowイン / かげ、かげ.る · 11 strokes陰謀陰お陰陰陽日陰陰性山陰陰口
矢dart; arrowシ / や · 5 strokes矢矢印無理矢理矢先弓矢矢野矢口矢部