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    3. 掛子

    掛子

    掛かけ子ご

    boxes which fit inside each other

    NTNounHome & HousingKanji Vocab14 strokes

    掛け子掛け籠懸け籠懸子

    かけご

    Noun

    1.
    boxes which fit inside each other, nesting boxes
    2.
    hiding one's true feelings
    3.
    person in a scam whose role is to telephone the victim
    slang

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    掛
    か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)
    hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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