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    3. 口をつぐむ

    口をつぐむ

    口くちを​つ​ぐ​む​

    to hold one's tongue

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab13 strokes

    口を噤む

    くちをつぐむ

    Verb

    1.
    to hold one's tongue, to shut up
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 13

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    Characters that make up this word

    口
    くち…(2)
    mouth
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    ぐ
    gu
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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