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    3. 卑怯な手を使う

    卑怯な手を使う

    卑ひ怯きょうな​手てを​使つかう​

    to play a dirty trick

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab38 strokes

    ひきょうなてをつかう

    Verb

    1.
    to play a dirty trick, to use underhanded methods, to hit below the belt, to play foul

    Stroke 0 / 38

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    卑
    いや.しい・いや.しむ・いや.しめる…(1)
    lowly・base・vile・vulgar・despise
    Kanji
    怯
    ひる.む・おびえ.る・おじる・おび.える・おそ.れる…(2)
    cowardice・wince・flinch・hesitate・waver
    Kanji
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    使
    つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)
    use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)
    Kanji
    な
    na
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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