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    3. 意表をつく

    意表をつく

    意い表ひょうを​つ​く​

    to take (someone) by surprise

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab26 strokes

    意表を突く

    いひょうをつく

    Verb

    1.
    to take (someone) by surprise, to do something unexpected

    Stroke 0 / 26

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    意
    idea・mind・heart・taste・thought…(3)
    Kanji
    表
    おもて・-おもて・あらわ.す・あらわ.れる・あら.わす…(1)
    surface・table・chart・diagram
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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