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    3. 曲者

    曲者

    曲くせ者もの

    ruffian

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab14 strokes

    くせ者癖者曲物

    くせものクセモノ

    Noun

    1.
    ruffian, villain, knave, thief, suspicious fellow
    2.
    peculiar person, idiosyncratic person, stubborn fellow
    3.
    tricky thing, something that is more than it seems
    4.
    expert, master, highly skilled person
    5.
    goblin, apparition, monster, ghost, phantom, spectre, specter

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    曲
    ま.がる・ま.げる・くま…(2)
    bend・music・melody・composition・pleasure…(6)
    者
    もの…(1)
    someone・person
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