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    3. 沖言葉

    沖言葉

    沖おき言こと葉ば

    euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab26 strokes

    沖詞

    おきことば

    Noun

    1.
    euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)

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    Kanji that make up this word

    沖
    おき・おきつ・ちゅう.する・わく…(1)
    open sea・offing・rise high into sky
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
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