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    3. 掻い撫で

    掻い撫で

    掻かい​撫なで​

    superficial (knowledge, learning, etc.)

    NTParticle, AdjectiveCore ConceptsKanji Vocab31 strokes

    かい撫で搔い撫で

    かいなで

    Particle, Adjective

    1.
    superficial (knowledge, learning, etc.), shallow
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 31

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    Characters that make up this word

    掻
    か.く…(1)
    scratch・rake・comb・paddle・behead
    Kanji
    撫
    な.でる…(5)
    stroke・pat・smooth down
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
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