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    3. 身の置き所もない

    身の置き所もない

    身みの​置おき​所どころも​な​い​

    not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.)

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab42 strokes

    みのおきどころもない

    Adjective

    1.
    not knowing what to do with oneself (out of embarrassment, etc.), not knowing where to put oneself, feeling out of place, feeling that one doesn't belong

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    Characters that make up this word

    身
    み…(1)
    somebody・person・one's station in life
    Kanji
    置
    お.く・-お.き…(4)
    placement・put・set・deposit・leave behind…(3)
    Kanji
    所
    ところ・-ところ・どころ・とこ…(2)
    place・extent
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    き
    ki
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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