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答えを渋る (こたえをしぶる) — to be reluctant to answer | Kumi Dictionary

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答えを渋る

答えを渋る

答こたえを渋しぶる

to be reluctant to answer

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こたえをしぶる

Verb

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to be reluctant to answer, to hesitate to answer

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Kanji that make up this word

こた.える・こた.え…(2)

solution・answer

しぶ・しぶ.い・しぶ.る…(2)

astringent・hesitate・reluctant・have diarrhea

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