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    3. 木で鼻をくくる

    木で鼻をくくる

    木きで​鼻はなを​く​く​る​

    to be blunt

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    木で鼻を括る

    きではなをくくる

    Verb

    1.
    to be blunt, to be curt
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    木
    き・こ-…(5)
    tree・wood
    Kanji
    鼻
    はな…(1)
    nose・snout
    Kanji
    で
    de
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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