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    3. 故事成語

    故事成語

    故こ事じ成せい語ご

    idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China

    NTNounLiteratureKanji Vocab37 strokes

    こじせいご

    Noun

    1.
    idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China

    Stroke 0 / 37

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    故
    ゆえ・ふる.い・もと…(1)
    happenstance・especially・intentionally・reason・cause…(4)
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    成
    な.る・な.す・-な.す…(15)
    turn into・become・get・grow・elapse…(1)
    語
    かた.る・かた.らう…(1)
    word・speech・language
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