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    3. 九牛の一毛

    九牛の一毛

    九きゅう牛ぎゅうの​一いち毛もう

    small fraction (of)

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab12 strokes

    九牛一毛

    きゅうぎゅうのいちもう

    Noun

    1.
    small fraction (of), drop in the bucket, drop in the ocean
    idiomatic expressionyojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 12

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    九
    ここの・ここの.つ…(6)
    nine
    Kanji
    牛
    うし…(3)
    cow
    Kanji
    一
    ひと-・ひと.つ…(13)
    one・one radical (no.1)
    Kanji
    毛
    け…(3)
    fur・hair・feather・down
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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