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    3. 頭が上がらない

    頭が上がらない

    頭あたまが​上あが​ら​な​い​

    to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to)

    NTAdjectiveDaily LifeEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab37 strokes

    頭があがらない

    あたまがあがらない

    Adjective

    1.
    to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to), to be unable to act on an equal basis with
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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