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    3. 地雷

    地雷

    地じ雷らい

    land mine

    KMT6News #8+1NounMilitaryKanji Vocab19 strokes

    じらい

    Noun

    1.
    land mine
    2.
    topic that sets someone off, sensitive topic, taboo topic, trigger
    colloquial
    3.
    something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business), booby trap, pitfall
    colloquial

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    彼かれは地じ雷らいを踏ふんでしまった。

    He stepped on a land mine.

    KMT5Military
    その地ち域いきにはまだ多おおくの地じ雷らいが埋うもまっている。

    Many land mines are still buried in that area.

    KMT6Military
    その話わ題だいは彼かれの地じ雷らいだから、触ふれない方ほうがいい。

    That topic is a landmine for him, so it's better not to bring it up.

    KMT6Daily LifeEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの過か去この失しっ敗ぱいは、チームにとっての地じ雷らいだった。

    His past failures were a landmine for the team.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    地じ雷らい除じょ去きょ作さ業ぎょうは非ひ常じょうに危き険けんな任にん務むだ。

    Landmine clearance operations are extremely dangerous missions.

    KMT7MilitaryWork & Career

    Kanji that make up this word

    地
    ground・earth
    雷
    かみなり・いかずち・いかづち…(1)
    thunder・lightning bolt
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