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    3. まな板の上の鯉

    まな板の上の鯉

    ま​な​板いたの​上うえの​鯉こい

    someone doomed to their fate

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab38 strokes

    俎板の上の鯉まな板の上のコイまないたの上の鯉真魚板の上の鯉

    まないたのうえのこい

    Noun

    1.
    someone doomed to their fate, fish on the chopping board
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 38

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    板
    いた…(2)
    plank・board・plate・stage
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    鯉
    こい…(1)
    carp
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
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