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    3. 啖呵を切る

    啖呵を切る

    啖たん呵かを​切きる​

    to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    啖呵をきるたんかを切るタンカを切る

    たんかをきるタンカをきる

    Verb

    1.
    to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

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    Characters that make up this word

    啖
    く.う・くらわ.す…(1)
    eat
    Kanji
    呵
    か.す・しか.る・わら.う…(1)
    scold・blow on・reprove
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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