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    3. 無いものねだり

    無いものねだり

    無ない​も​の​ね​だ​り​

    asking for the moon

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyUsually kanaKanji Vocab28 strokes

    無い物強請り無い物ねだりない物ねだり無いもの強請りないもの強請り

    ないものねだり

    Noun

    1.
    asking for the moon, asking for the impossible, asking for too much, thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
    word usually written using kana alone

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    Characters that make up this word

    無
    な.い…(2)
    nothingness・none・ain't・nothing・nil…(1)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    ね
    ne
    Kana
    だ
    da
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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