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    3. 内弁慶

    内弁慶

    内うち弁べん慶けい

    someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    うちべんけい

    Noun

    1.
    someone haughty and boastful at home but meek and reserved outside, being a lion at home and a mouse abroad

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    Kanji that make up this word

    内
    うち…(6)
    inside・within・between・among・house…(1)
    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
    慶
    よろこ.び…(8)
    jubilation・congratulate・rejoice・be happy
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