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    3. 垂涎三尺

    垂涎三尺

    垂すい涎ぜん三さん尺じゃく

    avid desire

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab25 strokes

    すいぜんさんじゃく

    Noun

    1.
    avid desire, drooling over (something), watering at the mouth
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    垂
    た.れる・た.らす・た.れ・-た.れ・なんなんと.す…(3)
    droop・suspend・hang・slouch
    涎
    よだれ…(2)
    saliva・slobber
    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    尺
    さし…(2)
    shaku・Japanese foot・measure・scale・rule
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