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    3. 採長補短

    採長補短

    採さい長ちょう補ほ短たん

    compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points

    NTNoun, Participle, VerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab43 strokes

    さいちょうほたん

    Noun, Participle, Verb

    1.
    compensating for one's shortcomings by incorporating others' strong points
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 43

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    Kanji that make up this word

    採
    と.る…(1)
    pick・take・fetch・take up
    長
    なが.い・おさ…(8)
    long・leader・superior・senior
    補
    おぎな.う…(1)
    supplement・supply・make good・offset・compensate…(2)
    短
    みじか.い…(1)
    short・brevity・fault・defect・weak point
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