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    3. 顰蹙を買う

    顰蹙を買う

    顰ひん蹙しゅくを​買かう​

    to be frowned on

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab59 strokes

    ひんしゅくを買う

    ひんしゅくをかう

    Verb

    1.
    to be frowned on, to invite frowns of disapproval, to displease (people), to disgust
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 59

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    顰
    ひそ.める・しか.める…(1)
    scowl・raise eyebrows
    Kanji
    蹙
    せ.まる…(2)
    a tight place・scowl・approaching
    Kanji
    買
    か.う…(1)
    buy
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
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