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事の発端 (ことのほったん) — origin of an affair | Kumi Dictionary

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事の発端

事の発端

事ことの発ほっ端たん

origin of an affair

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ことの発端

ことのほったん

Noun

1.

origin of an affair, spark that lit the fuse, beginning

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Kanji that make up this word

はし・は・はた・-ばた・はな…(3)

edge・origin・end・point・border…(2)

こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)

matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)

た.つ・あば.く・おこ.る・つか.わす・はな.つ…(4)

departure・discharge・publish・emit・start from…(2)

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