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    3. 十字架を背負う

    十字架を背負う

    十じゅう字じ架かを​背せ負おう​

    to have a cross to bear

    NTVerbReligion & PhilosophyKanji Vocab40 strokes

    じゅうじかをせおう

    Verb

    1.
    to have a cross to bear, to carry a heavy burden
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 40

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    十
    とお・と・そ…(15)
    ten
    Kanji
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
    Kanji
    架
    か.ける・か.かる…(1)
    erect・frame・mount・support・shelf…(1)
    Kanji
    背
    せ・せい・そむ.く・そむ.ける…(1)
    stature・height・back・behind・disobey…(3)
    Kanji
    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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