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    3. 捲土重来

    捲土重来

    捲けん土ど重ちょう来らい

    recouping one's strength for a renewed attack

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveHistoryKanji Vocab30 strokes

    巻土重来けん土重来

    けんどちょうらいけんどじゅうらい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    recouping one's strength for a renewed attack, making another attempt with redoubled efforts
    yojijukugo

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    Kanji that make up this word

    捲
    ま.く・ま.くる・まく.る・めく.る・まく.れる…(1)
    roll・wind・coil・turn pages・roll up sleeves…(3)
    土
    つち…(5)
    soil・earth・ground・Turkey
    重
    え・おも.い・おも.り・おも.なう・かさ.ねる・かさ.なる…(6)
    heavy・important・esteem・respect・heap up…(3)
    来
    く.る・きた.る・きた.す・き.たす・き.たる・き…(7)
    come・due・next・cause・become
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