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言葉に窮する (ことばにきゅうする) — to be at a loss for words | Kumi Dictionary

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言葉に窮する

言葉に窮する

言こと葉ばに窮きゅうする

to be at a loss for words

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ことばにきゅうする

Verb

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to be at a loss for words

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Kanji that make up this word

い.う・こと…(3)

leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)

きわ.める・きわ.まる・きわ.まり・きわ.み…(2)

hard up・destitute・suffer・perplexed・cornered

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