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    3. 巻き添え

    巻き添え

    巻まき​添ぞえ​

    getting mixed up in

    KMT9News #25+1CoreNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab26 strokes

    巻添え

    まきぞえ

    Noun

    1.
    getting mixed up in, getting embroiled in, involvement, entanglement, by-blow

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれは友ゆう人じんのトラブルに巻まき添ぞえになった。

    He got caught up in his friend's trouble.

    KMT7Daily LifeFamily & Relationships
    喧けん嘩かに巻まき添ぞえになりたくないので、その場ばを離はなれた。

    I didn't want to get caught up in the fight, so I left the scene.

    KMT8Daily LifePolitics & Law
    無む関かん係けいな人ひと々びとが、その争あらそいに巻まき添ぞえになった。

    Unrelated people got embroiled in that conflict.

    KMT9Daily LifePolitics & Law
    彼かれの無む謀ぼうな計けい画かくのせいで、多おおくの同どう僚りょうが巻まき添ぞえを食くった。

    Many colleagues suffered the consequences due to his reckless plan.

    KMT9Work & CareerDaily Life
    大だい企き業ぎょうの倒とう産さんは、多おおくの中ちゅう小しょう企き業ぎょうを巻まき添ぞえにした。

    The bankruptcy of a large corporation dragged many small and medium-sized enterprises down with it.

    KMT9Business & FinanceDaily Life

    Characters that make up this word

    巻
    ま.く・まき・ま.き…(2)
    scroll・volume・book・part・roll up…(4)
    Kanji
    添
    そ.える・そ.う…(3)
    annexed・accompany・marry・suit・meet…(5)
    Kanji
    き
    ki
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
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