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    3. 背水の陣

    背水の陣

    背はい水すいの​陣じん

    fighting with one's back to the wall

    NTNounMilitaryKanji Vocab24 strokes

    背水之陣

    はいすいのじん

    Noun

    1.
    fighting with one's back to the wall, having burnt one's bridges, last stand, last-ditch effort
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 24

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    背
    せ・せい・そむ.く・そむ.ける…(1)
    stature・height・back・behind・disobey…(3)
    Kanji
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
    Kanji
    陣
    camp・battle array・ranks・position・sudden…(1)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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