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    3. 狂言回し

    狂言回し

    狂きょう言げん回まわし​

    supporting, but indispensable role

    NTNounMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab21 strokes

    狂言廻し

    きょうげんまわし

    Noun

    1.
    supporting, but indispensable role, major supporting role

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    狂
    くる.う・くる.おしい・くるお.しい…(1)
    lunatic・insane・crazy・confuse
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    回
    まわ.る・-まわ.る・-まわ.り・まわ.す・-まわ.す・まわ.し-…(5)
    -times・round・game・revolve・counter for occurrences
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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