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    3. 雁字搦め

    雁字搦め

    雁がん字じ搦がらめ​

    binding (someone) hand and foot

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab33 strokes

    雁字搦がんじ搦め雁字がらめ

    がんじがらめ

    Noun

    1.
    binding (someone) hand and foot
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 33

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    Characters that make up this word

    雁
    かり・かりがね…(1)
    wild goose
    Kanji
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
    Kanji
    搦
    から.める・-がら.み…(4)
    bind・tie・approx.
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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