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積不善の家には必ず余殃あり

積不善の家には必ず余殃有り

Reading

Kana: せきふぜんのいえにはかならずよおうあり
Romaji: sekifuzennoienihakanarazuyoouari
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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iniquities of fathers are visited upon their sons

Note: archaism
See also: 積善の家には必ず余慶あり

Kanji

Readings: セキ、 つ.む、 -づ.み、 つ.もる、 つ.もり
Meanings: volume, product (x*y), acreage, contents, pile up, stack, load, amass
Readings: フ、 ブ
Meanings: negative, non-, bad, ugly, clumsy
Readings: ゼン、 よ.い、 い.い、 よ.く、 よし.とする
Meanings: virtuous, good, goodness
Readings: カ、 ケ、 いえ、 や、 うち
Meanings: house, home, family, professional, expert, performer
Readings: ヒツ、 かなら.ず
Meanings: invariably, certain, inevitable
Readings: ヨ、 あま.る、 あま.り、 あま.す、 あんま.り
Meanings: too much, myself, surplus, other, remainder
Readings: オウ、 ヨウ、 わざわい
Meanings: misfortune, disaster, calamity
Readings: ユウ、 ウ、 あ.る
Meanings: possess, have, exist, happen, occur, approx