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    3. 負け犬の遠吠え

    負け犬の遠吠え

    負まけ​犬いぬの​遠とお吠ぼえ​

    backbiting of a coward

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab39 strokes

    まけいぬのとおぼえ

    Noun

    1.
    backbiting of a coward, grumblings of a loser, the far-off bark of a retreating dog
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 39

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    犬
    いぬ・いぬ-…(1)
    dog
    Kanji
    遠
    とお.い…(6)
    distant・far
    Kanji
    吠
    ほえ.る・ほ.える…(2)
    bark・howl・cry
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
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