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    3. 水を向ける

    水を向ける

    水みずを​向むけ​る​

    to try and draw someone out

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab17 strokes

    みずをむける

    Verb

    1.
    to try and draw someone out, to fish for information
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them
    3.
    to offer water before a grave

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    Characters that make up this word

    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    向
    む.く・む.い・-む.き・む.ける・-む.け・む.かう…(12)
    yonder・facing・beyond・confront・defy…(2)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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