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    3. 歯車が狂う

    歯車が狂う

    歯は車ぐるまが​狂くるう​

    to go wrong

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab33 strokes

    はぐるまがくるう

    Verb

    1.
    to go wrong, to go awry, to go off track, to go out of whack
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 33

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    歯
    よわい・は・よわ.い・よわい.する…(1)
    tooth・cog
    Kanji
    車
    くるま…(3)
    car
    Kanji
    狂
    くる.う・くる.おしい・くるお.しい…(1)
    lunatic・insane・crazy・confuse
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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