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一歩手前 (いっぽてまえ) — just this side of | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
一歩手前

一歩手前

一いっ歩ぽ手て前まえ

just this side of

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology22 strokes

Hold to practice stroke order

いっぽてまえ

Expressions

1.

just this side of, one step short of, on the brink

ANIMATION

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Kanji that make up this word

ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)

one・one radical (no.1)

ある.く・あゆ.む…(6)

walk・counter for steps

て・て-・-て・た-…(2)

まえ・-まえ…(4)

in front・before

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