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    3. 屋上架屋

    屋上架屋

    屋おく上じょう架か屋おく

    gilding the lily

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab30 strokes

    おくじょうかおく

    Noun

    1.
    gilding the lily, adding redundant things
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 30

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    屋
    や…(2)
    roof・house・shop・dealer・seller
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    架
    か.ける・か.かる…(1)
    erect・frame・mount・support・shelf…(1)
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