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    3. 飴と鞭

    飴と鞭

    飴アメと​鞭ムチ

    carrot and stick

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab33 strokes

    飴とムチアメと鞭

    アメとムチあめとむち

    Noun

    1.
    carrot and stick, candy and whip
    idiomatic expressionword usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 34

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    飴
    あめ・やしな.う…(2)
    rice jelly・candy
    Kanji
    鞭
    むち・むちうつ…(2)
    whip・rod・counter for whippings
    Kanji
    と
    to
    Kana
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