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    3. 面目を潰す

    面目を潰す

    面めん目ぼくを​潰つぶす​

    to lose face

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    めんぼくをつぶす

    Verb

    1.
    to lose face, to be disgraced

    Stroke 0 / 34

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    面
    おも・おもて・つら…(6)
    mask・face・features・surface
    Kanji
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    潰
    つぶ.す・つぶ.れる・つい.える…(2)
    crush・smash・break・dissipate
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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