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言葉に詰まる (ことばにつまる) — to be at a loss for words | Kumi Dictionary

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言葉に詰まる

言葉に詰まる

言こと葉ばに詰つまる

to be at a loss for words

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology39 strokes

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ことばにつまる

Verb

1.

to be at a loss for words

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