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    3. 手のひらを返す

    手のひらを返す

    手ての​ひ​ら​を​返かえす​

    to flip-flop

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab20 strokes

    手の平を返す掌を返す手のひらをかえすてのひらを返す

    てのひらをかえすたなごころをかえすしょうをかえす

    Verb

    1.
    to flip-flop, to do an about-face, to flip over one's hand
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    to do something easy
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    ひ
    hi
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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