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    3. 以夷攻夷

    以夷攻夷

    以い夷いこ攻う夷い

    controlling foreigners by foreigners

    NTNounHistoryPolitics & LawKanji Vocab24 strokes

    いいこうい

    Noun

    1.
    controlling foreigners by foreigners, playing one barbarian state against another

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    Kanji that make up this word

    以
    もっ.て…(2)
    by means of・because・in view of・compared with
    夷
    えびす・えみし・ころ.す・たい.らげる…(2)
    barbarian・savage・Ainu
    攻
    せ.める…(2)
    aggression・attack・criticize・polish
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