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    3. 頤使

    頤使

    頤い使し

    bossing someone around

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyWork & CareerKanji Vocab23 strokes

    頤指

    いし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    bossing someone around, having a person under one's control

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    Kanji that make up this word

    頤
    おとがい・あご…(1)
    chin・jaw
    使
    つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)
    use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)
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