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    3. 道草を食う

    道草を食う

    道みち草くさを​食くう​

    to loiter (on the way)

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab35 strokes

    道草をくう

    みちくさをくう

    Verb

    1.
    to loiter (on the way), to waste time

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    道
    みち・いう…(7)
    road-way・street・district・journey・course…(2)
    Kanji
    草
    くさ・くさ-・-ぐさ…(3)
    grass・weeds・herbs・pasture・write…(1)
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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