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    3. 奥歯に物が挟まる

    奥歯に物が挟まる

    奥おく歯ばに​物ものが​挟はさま​る​

    to beat around the bush

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab53 strokes

    奥歯にものが挟まる

    おくばにものがはさまる

    Verb

    1.
    to beat around the bush, to not speak frankly, to talk in a roundabout way
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    奥
    おく・おく.まる・くま…(6)
    heart・interior
    Kanji
    歯
    よわい・は・よわ.い・よわい.する…(1)
    tooth・cog
    Kanji
    物
    もの・もの-…(2)
    thing・object・matter
    Kanji
    挟
    はさ.む・はさ.まる・わきばさ.む・さしはさ.む…(2)
    pinch・between
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    が
    ga
    Kana
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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