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    3. 我田引水

    我田引水

    我が田でん引いん水すい

    seeking one's own interests

    NTNounPolitics & LawWork & CareerKanji Vocab20 strokes

    がでんいんすい

    Noun

    1.
    seeking one's own interests, straining (the interpretation or argument) to suit one's own interests, drawing water for one's own field
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 20

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    Kanji that make up this word

    我
    われ・わ・わ.が-・わが-…(4)
    ego・I・selfish・our・oneself
    田
    た…(7)
    rice field・rice paddy
    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    水
    みず・みず-…(10)
    water
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