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    3. 伝家の宝刀を抜く

    伝家の宝刀を抜く

    伝でん家かの​宝ほう刀とうを​抜ぬく​

    to employ one's secret weapon

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab38 strokes

    でんかのほうとうをぬく

    Verb

    1.
    to employ one's secret weapon, to play one's trump card, to use the ace up one's sleeve
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 38

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    伝
    つた.わる・つた.える・つた.う・つだ.う・-づた.い・つて…(3)
    transmit・go along・walk along・follow・report…(3)
    Kanji
    家
    いえ・や・うち…(7)
    house・home・family・professional・expert…(1)
    Kanji
    宝
    たから…(2)
    treasure・wealth・valuables
    Kanji
    刀
    かたな・そり…(5)
    sword・saber・knife
    Kanji
    抜
    ぬ.く・-ぬ.く・ぬ.き・ぬ.ける・ぬ.かす・ぬ.かる…(4)
    slip out・extract・pull out・pilfer・quote…(2)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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