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    3. 御髭の塵を払う

    御髭の塵を払う

    御お髭ひげの​塵ちりを​払はらう​

    to flatter a higher-up

    NTVerbWork & CareerKanji Vocab53 strokes

    お髭の塵を払う

    おひげのちりをはらう

    Verb

    1.
    to flatter a higher-up, to suck up to, to curry favour, to brush the dirt from a beard
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    御
    おん-・お-・み-…(3)
    honorable・manipulate・govern
    Kanji
    髭
    ひげ・くちひげ…(1)
    beard・mustache
    Kanji
    塵
    ちり・ごみ…(2)
    dust・trash・garbage
    Kanji
    払
    はら.う・-はら.い・-ばら.い…(4)
    pay・clear out・prune・banish・dispose of
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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