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    3. 勿体をつける

    勿体をつける

    勿もっ体たいを​つ​け​る​

    to put on airs

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab19 strokes

    もったいを付ける勿体を付ける

    もったいをつける

    Verb

    1.
    to put on airs, to assume importance

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    Characters that make up this word

    勿
    なか.れ・なし…(3)
    not・must not・do not・be not
    Kanji
    体
    からだ・かたち…(3)
    body・substance・object・reality・counter for images
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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