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取っ掛かり (とっかかり) — beginning | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
取っ掛かり

取っ掛かり

取とっ掛かり

beginning

Kanji Vocab Daily Life25 strokes

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取っかかり取っ掛り

とっかかり

Noun

1.

beginning, clue, starting point

word usually written using kana alone

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Kanji that make up this word

と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)

take・fetch・take up

か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)

hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)

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