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    3. 叩頭

    叩頭

    叩こう頭とう

    kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    こうとう

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    kowtow (bow made from a kneeling position wherein the forehead touches the ground)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    叩
    たた.く・はた.く・すぎ…(1)
    strike・beat・kow tow・hit・thrash…(1)
    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
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