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    3. 憎まれっ子世にはばかる

    憎まれっ子世にはばかる

    憎にくま​れ​っ​子こ世よに​は​ば​か​る​

    ill weeds grow apace

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab43 strokes

    憎まれっ子世に憚る

    にくまれっこよにはばかる

    Verb

    1.
    ill weeds grow apace
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    憎
    にく.む・にく.い・にく.らしい・にく.しみ…(1)
    hate・detest
    Kanji
    子
    こ・-こ・ね…(9)
    child・sign of the rat・11PM-1AM・first sign of Chinese zodiac
    Kanji
    世
    よ…(6)
    generation・world・society・public
    Kanji
    ま
    ma
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    ば
    ba
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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