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    3. 引けを取る

    引けを取る

    引ひけ​を​取とる​

    to be outdone (by)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    引けをとるひけを取る

    ひけをとる

    Verb

    1.
    to be outdone (by), to be in inferior (to), to compare unfavorably (with), to be behind
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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