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提灯持ち (ちょうちんもち) — lantern bearer | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
提灯持ち

提灯持ち

提ちょう灯ちん持もち

lantern bearer

Kanji Vocab Culture & Traditions29 strokes

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提灯持ちょうちん持ち

ちょうちんもち

Noun

1.

lantern bearer

2.

flatterer, booster, brown-noser

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Kanji that make up this word

さ.げる…(3)

propose・take along・carry in hand

ひ・ほ-・ともしび・とも.す・あかり…(1)

lamp・a light・light・counter for lights

も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)

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