Entry
門前の小僧
Source
JMdict 200217
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門 前 小 僧
Definition
Word
門前の小僧
Reading
もんぜんのこぞう
Crossref
門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む・もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ
Reference
Translation eng
you learn, without realising it, from what is around you a shop-boy near the temple gate (will recite sutras untaught)
Translation ger
Lehrling, der vor dem Tempeltor arbeitet (und der durch reines Zuhören lernt; in der Wendung monzen no kozō narawanu kyō o yomu門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む)
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