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    3. 叩き上げ

    叩き上げ

    叩たたき​上あげ​

    working one's way up

    NTWork & CareerKanji Vocab17 strokes

    たたき上げ

    たたきあげ

    Noun

    1.
    working one's way up

    Noun, Particle

    2.
    self-made person, veteran

    Stroke 0 / 17

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    叩
    たた.く・はた.く・すぎ…(1)
    strike・beat・kow tow・hit・thrash…(1)
    Kanji
    上
    うえ・-うえ・うわ-・かみ・あ.げる・-あ.げる…(22)
    above・up
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    げ
    ge
    Kana
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