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垂涎三尺 (すいぜんさんじゃく) — avid desire | Kumi Dictionary

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垂涎三尺

垂涎三尺

垂すい涎ぜん三さん尺じゃく

avid desire

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology25 strokes

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すいぜんさんじゃく

Noun

1.

avid desire, drooling over (something), watering at the mouth

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Kanji that make up this word

た.れる・た.らす・た.れ・-た.れ・なんなんと.す…(3)

droop・suspend・hang・slouch

よだれ…(2)

saliva・slobber

み・み.つ・みっ.つ…(17)

shaku・Japanese foot・measure・scale・rule

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