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    3. 出鼻を折る

    出鼻を折る

    出で鼻ばなを​折おる​

    to spoil someone's start

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab30 strokes

    出端を折る

    でばなをおるではなをおる

    Verb

    1.
    to spoil someone's start, to kill someone's enthusiasm, to take the wind out of someone's sails
    rare term

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    出
    で.る・-で・だ.す・-だ.す・い.でる・い.だす…(9)
    exit・leave・go out・come out・put out…(1)
    Kanji
    鼻
    はな…(1)
    nose・snout
    Kanji
    折
    お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)
    fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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