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勿なかれ
Meanings
Particle
Usually written in kana
1. must not; do not
Alt. forms
なかれ
95%
勿なかれ
4%
莫なかれ
毋なかれ
无なかれ
Kanji used
勿
must not
Pitch accent
な
か
れ
な
かれ
Used in: 36
Used in vocabulary (2 in total)
(principle of) letting sleeping dogs lie; peace-at-any-price; don't rock the boat
better be the head of a dog than the tail of a lion; better be first in a village than second at Rome; (lit.) better to be the mouth of a chicken than the rear end of a cow