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    3. 搦め手

    搦め手

    搦からめ​手て

    rear gate (esp. of castle)

    NTNounHistoryKanji Vocab19 strokes

    搦手からめ手絡め手

    からめてからめで

    Noun

    1.
    rear gate (esp. of castle), back entrance
    2.
    (opponent's) weak point
    3.
    force attacking the rear of a castle
    archaic
    4.
    official in charge of imprisoning offenders
    archaic

    Stroke 0 / 19

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    Characters that make up this word

    搦
    から.める・-がら.み…(4)
    bind・tie・approx.
    Kanji
    手
    て・て-・-て・た-…(2)
    hand
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
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