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    3. 思う壺にはまる

    思う壺にはまる

    思おもう​壺つぼに​は​ま​る​

    to turn out just as one wished

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab33 strokes

    思うつぼにはまる思うツボにはまる思う壺に嵌る思う壷にはまる思うツボに嵌る

    おもうつぼにはまる

    Verb

    1.
    to turn out just as one wished, to come up to one's expectations, to play into the hands (of)
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 33

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    Characters that make up this word

    思
    おも.う・おもえら.く・おぼ.す…(1)
    think
    Kanji
    壺
    つぼ…(1)
    jar・pot
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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