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    3. 岡っ引き

    岡っ引き

    岡おかっ​引ぴき​

    hired thief taker (Edo period)

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab17 strokes

    岡引

    おかっぴき

    Noun

    1.
    hired thief taker (Edo period), private secret policeman, private detective
    historical term

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    岡
    おか…(1)
    mount・hill・knoll
    Kanji
    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
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