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付け焼刃 (つけやきば) — affectation | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
付け焼刃

付け焼刃

付つけ焼や刃きば

affectation

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付け焼き刃付焼刃付焼き刃

つけやきば

Noun, Particle

1.

affectation, pretension, thin veneer, hasty preparation, stopgap (measure), superficial (polish, knowledge)

Noun

2.

blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

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Kanji that make up this word

つ.ける・-つ.ける・-づ.ける・つ.け・つ.け-・-つ.け…(11)

adhere・attach・refer to・append

や.く・や.き・や.き-・-や.き・や.ける…(3)

は・やいば・き.る…(4)

blade・sword・edge

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