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    3. サバを読む

    サバを読む

    サ​バ​を​読よむ​

    to manipulate figures to one's advantage

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab27 strokes

    鯖を読むさばを読む

    さばをよむ

    Verb

    1.
    to manipulate figures to one's advantage, to count wrongly on purpose, to inflate or deflate one's age
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    読
    よ.む・-よ.み…(4)
    read
    Kanji
    サ
    sa
    Kana
    バ
    ba
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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