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    3. 尾ひれがつく

    尾ひれがつく

    尾おひ​れ​が​つ​く​

    to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab17 strokes

    尾鰭が付く尾ひれが付く

    おひれがつく

    Verb

    1.
    to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.), to become embellished
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    尾
    お…(1)
    tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain
    Kanji
    ひ
    hi
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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