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    3. 対岸の火事

    対岸の火事

    対たい岸がんの​火か事じ

    someone else's problem

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    たいがんのかじ

    Noun

    1.
    someone else's problem, fire on the opposite shore
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 28

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    対
    あいて・こた.える・そろ.い・つれあ.い・なら.ぶ・むか.う…(3)
    vis-a-vis・opposite・even・equal・versus…(2)
    Kanji
    岸
    きし…(2)
    beach
    Kanji
    火
    ひ・-び・ほ-…(1)
    fire
    Kanji
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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    • 事
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