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    3. 障子に目あり

    障子に目あり

    障しょう子じに​目めあ​り​

    walls have ears

    NTExpressionsCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab30 strokes

    しょうじにめあり

    Expressions

    1.
    walls have ears, sliding doors have eyes

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    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    障
    さわ.る…(1)
    hinder・hurt・harm
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    あ
    a
    Kana
    り
    ri
    Kana
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