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    3. 駑馬に鞭打つ

    駑馬に鞭打つ

    駑ど馬ばに​鞭むち打うつ​

    to work hard

    NTVerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab52 strokes

    どばにむちうつ

    Verb

    1.
    to work hard, to keep one's nose to the grindstone, to whip a jaded horse
    humble (kenjougo) language
    2.
    to make someone do what is beyond their ability

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    Characters that make up this word

    駑
    にぶ.い…(1)
    slow horse・foolish fellow
    Kanji
    馬
    うま・うま-・ま…(5)
    horse
    Kanji
    鞭
    むち・むちうつ…(2)
    whip・rod・counter for whippings
    Kanji
    打
    う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ…(3)
    strike・hit・knock・pound・dozen
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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