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    3. 換骨奪胎

    換骨奪胎

    換かん骨こつ奪だっ胎たい

    adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.)

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveLiteratureKanji Vocab45 strokes

    換骨脱胎

    かんこつだったい

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    adaptation (of a poem, novel, etc.), recasting, rewriting, modification, rehashing
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 45

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    換
    か.える・-か.える・か.わる…(1)
    interchange・period・change・convert・replace…(1)
    骨
    ほね…(1)
    skeleton・bone・remains・frame
    奪
    うば.う…(1)
    rob・take by force・snatch away・dispossess・plunder…(1)
    胎
    womb・uterus
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