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    3. 七重の膝を八重に折る

    七重の膝を八重に折る

    七なな重えの​膝ひざを​八や重えに​折おる​

    to humbly implore

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab52 strokes

    七重のひざを八重に折る

    ななえのひざをやえにおる

    Verb

    1.
    to humbly implore, to beg profusely
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    七
    なな・なな.つ・なの…(5)
    seven
    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
    膝
    ひざ…(1)
    knee・lap
    Kanji
    八
    や・や.つ・やっ.つ・よう…(7)
    eight・eight radical (no. 12)
    Kanji
    折
    お.る・おり・お.り・-お.り・お.れる…(3)
    fold・break・fracture・bend・yield…(1)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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