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    3. 真剣勝負

    真剣勝負

    真しん剣けん勝しょう負ぶ

    fighting with real swords

    NTNounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab41 strokes

    しんけんしょうぶ

    Noun

    1.
    fighting with real swords
    yojijukugo
    2.
    game played in real earnest
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    真
    ま・ま-・まこと…(16)
    true・reality・Buddhist sect
    剣
    つるぎ…(1)
    sabre・sword・blade・clock hand
    勝
    か.つ・-が.ち・まさ.る・すぐ.れる・かつ…(4)
    victory・win・prevail・excel
    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
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