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    3. ボタンの掛け違え

    ボタンの掛け違え

    ボ​タ​ン​の​掛かけ​違ちがえ​

    being at cross-purposes from the start

    NTNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab41 strokes

    ボタンのかけちがえ

    Noun

    1.
    being at cross-purposes from the start, getting off on the wrong foot, doing up one's buttons wrongly

    Stroke 0 / 41

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    掛
    か.ける・-か.ける・か.け・-か.け・-が.け・か.かる…(9)
    hang・suspend・depend・arrive at・tax…(1)
    Kanji
    違
    ちが.う・ちが.い・ちが.える・-ちが.える・たが.う・たが.える…(1)
    difference・differ
    Kanji
    ボ
    bo
    Kana
    タ
    ta
    Kana
    ン
    n
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
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    • 掛
    • 違
    • ボ
    • タ
    • ン
    • の
    • け
    • え

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