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    3. 二階から目薬

    二階から目薬

    二に階かいか​ら​目め薬ぐすり

    frustratingly difficult task

    NTNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab40 strokes

    にかいからめぐすり

    Noun

    1.
    frustratingly difficult task, (applying) eyedrops from the second floor
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    roundabout and inefficient way, something totally ineffective
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    二
    ふた・ふた.つ・ふたたび…(11)
    two・two radical (no. 7)
    Kanji
    階
    きざはし…(4)
    storey・stair・counter for storeys of a building
    Kanji
    目
    め・-め・ま-…(6)
    eye・class・look・insight・experience…(2)
    Kanji
    薬
    くすり…(2)
    medicine・chemical・enamel・gunpowder・benefit
    Kanji
    か
    ka
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
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