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    3. 幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花

    幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花

    幽ゆう霊れいの​正しょう体たい見みた​り​枯かれ​尾お花ばな

    fear makes the wolf bigger than he is

    NTExpressionsLiteratureKanji Vocab75 strokes

    ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばな

    Expressions

    1.
    fear makes the wolf bigger than he is, things are not as scary as they seem, the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    幽
    ふか.い・かす.か・くら.い・しろ.い…(1)
    seclude・confine to a room・deep・profound・secluded…(4)
    Kanji
    霊
    たま…(2)
    spirits・soul
    Kanji
    正
    ただ.しい・ただ.す・まさ・まさ.に…(7)
    correct・justice・righteous・10**40
    Kanji
    体
    からだ・かたち…(3)
    body・substance・object・reality・counter for images
    Kanji
    見
    み.る・み.える・み.せる…(1)
    see・hopes・chances・idea・opinion…(2)
    Kanji
    枯
    か.れる・か.らす…(1)
    wither・die・dry up・be seasoned
    Kanji
    尾
    お…(1)
    tail・end・counter for fish・lower slope of mountain
    Kanji
    花
    はな…(3)
    flower
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
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    • 幽
    • 霊
    • 正
    • 体
    • 見
    • 枯
    • 尾
    • 花
    • の
    • た
    • り
    • れ

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