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    3. 食えない

    食えない

    食くえ​な​い​

    shrewd

    NTAdjectiveFood & DiningKanji Vocab17 strokes

    くえない

    Adjective

    1.
    shrewd, smart (and wide-awake), cunning, crafty
    2.
    inedible, uneatable
    3.
    unable to support oneself, unable to keep body and soul together

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    え
    e
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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