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    3. 外堀を埋める

    外堀を埋める

    外そと堀ぼりを​埋うめ​る​

    to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective

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    そとぼりをうめる

    Verb

    1.
    to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective, to take an indirect approach, to fill in the outer moat
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    Kanji
    堀
    ほり…(2)
    ditch・moat・canal
    Kanji
    埋
    う.める・う.まる・う.もれる・うず.める・うず.まる・い.ける…(1)
    bury・be filled up・embedded
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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