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    3. 手玉に取る

    手玉に取る

    手て玉だまに​取とる​

    to lead (someone) by the nose

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    手玉にとる

    てだまにとる

    Verb

    1.
    to lead (someone) by the nose, to twist (someone) around one's little finger
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 21

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    Characters that make up this word

    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    玉
    たま・たま-・-だま…(3)
    jewel・ball
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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