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    3. 平身低頭

    平身低頭

    平へい身しん低てい頭とう

    prostrating oneself

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    へいしんていとう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    prostrating oneself, kowtowing, going down on one's knees
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    平
    たい.ら・たい.らげる・ひら…(10)
    even・flat・peace
    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    低
    ひく.い・ひく.める・ひく.まる…(1)
    lower・short・humble
    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
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