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    3. 人のことを言う

    人のことを言う

    人ひとの​こ​と​を​言いう​

    to find fault with other people rather than oneself

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    人のことをいう人の事を言う人の事をいう

    ひとのことをいう

    Verb

    1.
    to find fault with other people rather than oneself, (for the pot) to call the kettle black

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    Characters that make up this word

    人
    ひと・-り・-と…(7)
    person
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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