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    3. 居合い抜き

    居合い抜き

    居い合あい​抜ぬき​

    iai

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab27 strokes

    居合抜き居合抜

    いあいぬき

    Noun

    1.
    iai, art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
    2.
    iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    居
    い.る・-い・お.る…(5)
    reside・to be・exist・live with
    Kanji
    合
    あ.う・-あ.う・あ.い・あい-・-あ.い・-あい…(16)
    fit・suit・join・0.1
    Kanji
    抜
    ぬ.く・-ぬ.く・ぬ.き・ぬ.ける・ぬ.かす・ぬ.かる…(4)
    slip out・extract・pull out・pilfer・quote…(2)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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