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    3. 地雷を踏む

    地雷を踏む

    地じ雷らいを​踏ふむ​

    to step on a landmine

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab40 strokes

    じらいをふむ

    Verb

    1.
    to step on a landmine
    2.
    to really step in it, to screw up, to open up a can of worms
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 40

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    Characters that make up this word

    地
    ground・earth
    Kanji
    雷
    かみなり・いかずち・いかづち…(1)
    thunder・lightning bolt
    Kanji
    踏
    ふ.む・ふ.まえる…(1)
    step・trample・carry through・appraise・evade payment
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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