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    3. 言葉を失う

    言葉を失う

    言こと葉ばを​失うしなう​

    to become speechless

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab29 strokes

    ことばをうしなう

    Verb

    1.
    to become speechless, to be at a loss for words
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 29

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    失
    うしな.う・う.せる…(1)
    lose・error・fault・disadvantage・loss
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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