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    3. ジンクス

    ジンクス

    ジンクス

    thing that brings good or bad luck

    KMT7Study L1NounCulture & TraditionsKana Vocab11 strokes

    ジンクス

    Noun

    1.
    thing that brings good or bad luck, popular belief, superstition, jinx

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    彼かれはジンクスを信しんじている。

    He believes in jinxes.

    KMT5Daily LifeCulture & Traditions
    試し合あい前まえに新あたらしい靴くつを履はくと負まけるというジンクスがある。

    There's a jinx that if you wear new shoes before a game, you'll lose.

    KMT7Sports & Martial ArtsCulture & Traditions
    日に本ほんには「朝あさの蜘く蛛もは殺ころすな」というジンクスがある。

    In Japan, there's a superstition that you shouldn't kill spiders in the morning.

    KMT7Culture & TraditionsAnimals
    大だい事じなプレゼンの日ひは、いつも同おなじネクタイをするのが私わたしのジンクスだ。

    On the day of an important presentation, wearing the same tie is my personal good luck charm (jinx).

    KMT7Daily LifeWork & Career
    そのジンクスを破やぶるために、彼かれはあえて普ふ段だんと違ちがう行こう動どうをとった。

    To break that jinx, he deliberately took actions different from usual.

    KMT8Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology

    Kana that make up this word

    ジ
    ji
    ン
    n
    ク
    ku
    ス
    su
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