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    3. 名前負け

    名前負け

    名な前まえ負まけ​

    failing to live up to one's name

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    なまえまけ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    failing to live up to one's name, being beaten by one's name

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    Characters that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    Kanji
    前
    まえ・-まえ…(4)
    in front・before
    Kanji
    負
    ま.ける・ま.かす・お.う…(1)
    defeat・negative・-・minus・bear…(2)
    Kanji
    け
    ke
    Kana
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