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    3. へそを曲げる

    へそを曲げる

    へ​そ​を​曲まげ​る​

    to (go into a) sulk

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    ヘソを曲げる臍を曲げる

    へそをまげる

    Verb

    1.
    to (go into a) sulk, to get cranky, to get cross, to become perverse
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    曲
    ま.がる・ま.げる・くま…(2)
    bend・music・melody・composition・pleasure…(6)
    Kanji
    へ
    he
    Kana
    そ
    so
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    げ
    ge
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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