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    3. 放蕩息子

    放蕩息子

    放ほう蕩とう息む子すこ

    good-for-nothing son

    NTNounFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab36 strokes

    ほうとうむすこ

    Noun

    1.
    good-for-nothing son, profligate son
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 36

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    放
    はな.す・-っぱな.し・はな.つ・はな.れる・こ.く・ほう.る…(2)
    set free・release・fire・shoot・emit…(2)
    蕩
    とろ.かす・とろ.ける・うご.く…(1)
    melt・be charmed・captivated
    息
    いき…(1)
    breath・respiration・son・interest (on money)・rest…(1)
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
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