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    3. 後ろ髪を引かれる

    後ろ髪を引かれる

    後うしろ​髪がみを​引ひか​れ​る​

    to do something with painful reluctance

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab37 strokes

    後ろ髪をひかれる

    うしろがみをひかれる

    Verb

    1.
    to do something with painful reluctance, to have one's hair pulled from behind
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    後
    のち・うし.ろ・うしろ・あと・おく.れる…(6)
    behind・back・later
    Kanji
    髪
    かみ…(3)
    hair of the head
    Kanji
    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    ろ
    ro
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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