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    3. 目からウロコ

    目からウロコ

    目めか​ら​ウ​ロ​コ​

    seeing the light

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    目から鱗目からうろこ

    めからうろこ

    Expressions

    1.
    seeing the light, being awakened to the truth, having the scales fall from one's eyes
    idiomatic expressionabbreviation

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    Characters that make up this word

    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ウ
    u
    Kana
    ロ
    ro
    Kana
    コ
    ko
    Kana
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