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    3. 手前定規

    手前定規

    手て前まえ定じょう規ぎ

    self-serving logic

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab32 strokes

    てまえじょうぎ

    Noun

    1.
    self-serving logic

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    定
    さだ.める・さだ.まる・さだ.か…(3)
    determine・fix・establish・decide
    規
    standard・measure
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