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お目玉を食らう (おめだまをくらう) — to get a good scolding | Kumi Dictionary

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お目玉を食らう

お目玉を食らう

お目めだま玉を食くらう

to get a good scolding

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おめだまをくらう

Verb

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to get a good scolding

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Kanji that make up this word

め・-め・ま-…(6)

eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)

たま・たま-・-だま…(3)

く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)

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