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麻
あさ
の
中
なか
の
蓬
よもぎ
Meanings
Expression
Proverb
1. nurture beats nature; keep good men company, and you shall be of the number;
(lit.)
a mugwort amongst hemp (will grow straight, like the hemp)
from a quote by Xunzi
Kanji used
麻
hemp
中
in
蓬
wormwood
Composed of
麻
あさ
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
中
なか
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
蓬
よもぎ
Japanese mugwort (Artemisia princeps); mugwort (any plant of genus Artemisia); wormwood; sagebrush