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    3. 三歩下がって

    三歩下がって

    三さん歩ぽ下さが​っ​て​

    with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner)

    NTAdverbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    さんぽさがって

    Adverb

    1.
    with humility (esp. of women in relation to their partner), humbly, three steps behind
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    三
    み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)
    three
    Kanji
    歩
    ある.く・あゆ.む…(6)
    walk・counter for steps
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
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