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    3. 鼎の軽重を問う

    鼎の軽重を問う

    鼎かなえの​軽けい重ちょうを​問とう​

    to call someone's ability into question

    NTVerbHistoryKanji Vocab51 strokes

    かなえの軽重を問う

    かなえのけいちょうをとう

    Verb

    1.
    to call someone's ability into question, to doubt a ruler's competence
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 51

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    鼎
    かなえ…(1)
    three legged kettle
    Kanji
    軽
    かる.い・かろ.やか・かろ.んじる…(3)
    lightly・trifling・unimportant
    Kanji
    重
    え・おも.い・おも.り・おも.なう・かさ.ねる・かさ.なる…(6)
    heavy・important・esteem・respect・heap up…(3)
    Kanji
    問
    と.う・と.い・とん…(2)
    question・ask・problem
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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