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    3. 寝首をかく

    寝首をかく

    寝ね首くびを​か​く​

    to cut off the head of a sleeping person

    NTVerbMilitaryKanji Vocab29 strokes

    寝首を掻く

    ねくびをかく

    Verb

    1.
    to cut off the head of a sleeping person, to assassinate someone while they sleep
    2.
    to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

    Stroke 0 / 29

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    Characters that make up this word

    寝
    ね.る・ね.かす・い.ぬ・みたまや・や.める…(1)
    lie down・sleep・rest・bed・remain unsold
    Kanji
    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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