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    3. 御用聞き

    御用聞き

    御ご用よう聞きき​

    the rounds of tradesmen going door to door

    NTNounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab35 strokes

    ご用聞き

    ごようきき

    Noun

    1.
    the rounds of tradesmen going door to door
    2.
    route man, door-to-door tradesman, order taker, order-taking
    3.
    thief taker, secret policeman

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    御
    おん-・お-・み-…(3)
    honorable・manipulate・govern
    Kanji
    用
    もち.いる…(2)
    utilize・business・service・use・employ
    Kanji
    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
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