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    3. 弁慶の立ち往生

    弁慶の立ち往生

    弁べん慶けいの​立たち​往おう生じょう

    situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab41 strokes

    弁慶の立往生

    べんけいのたちおうじょう

    Noun

    1.
    situation in which one can move neither forward nor backward, Benkei's last stand
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 41

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    弁
    かんむり・わきま.える・わ.ける・はなびら・あらそ.う…(3)
    valve・petal・braid・speech・dialect…(4)
    Kanji
    慶
    よろこ.び…(8)
    jubilation・congratulate・rejoice・be happy
    Kanji
    立
    た.つ・-た.つ・た.ち-・た.てる・-た.てる・た.て-…(12)
    stand up・rise・set up・erect
    Kanji
    往
    い.く・いにしえ・さき.に・ゆ.く…(2)
    journey・travel・chase away・let go・going…(2)
    Kanji
    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    ち
    chi
    Kana
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