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    2. Kanji Vocab
    3. 叶わぬ

    叶わぬ

    叶かなわ​ぬ​

    impossible (dream, wish, etc.)

    NTNoun, VerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab9 strokes

    適わぬ

    かなわぬ

    Noun, Verb

    1.
    impossible (dream, wish, etc.), unfulfillable, unrequited (love), hopeless

    Stroke 0 / 9

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    叶
    かな.える・かな.う…(3)
    grant・answer
    Kanji
    わ
    wa
    Kana
    ぬ
    nu
    Kana
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