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    3. とやかく言う

    とやかく言う

    と​や​か​く​言いう​

    to say this and that (about)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    兎や角言う

    とやかくいう

    Verb

    1.
    to say this and that (about), to say (critical) things, to criticize, to be critical (about), to find fault (with), to complain, to raise objections (to), to meddle (in), to interfere (in)

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    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    と
    to
    Kana
    や
    ya
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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