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空を使う (そらをつかう) — to pretend not to know | Kumi Dictionary

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空を使う

空を使う

空そらを使つかう

to pretend not to know

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そらをつかう

Verb

1.

to pretend not to know, to feign ignorance

2.

to tell a lie, to lie

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Kanji that make up this word

そら・あ.く・あ.き・あ.ける・から・す.く…(6)

empty・sky・void・vacant・vacuum

つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)

use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)

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