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    3. 嚢中の錐

    嚢中の錐

    嚢のう中ちゅうの​錐きり

    cream rises to the top

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab39 strokes

    のうちゅうのきり

    Expressions

    1.
    cream rises to the top, a drill in a bag (will always poke through)
    proverb

    Stroke 0 / 39

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    嚢
    ふくろ…(2)
    pouch・purse・bag
    Kanji
    中
    なか・うち・あた.る…(3)
    in・inside・middle・mean・center
    Kanji
    錐
    きり…(1)
    auger・drill・awl・pyramid・cone
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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