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    3. 海のものとも山のものともつかない

    海のものとも山のものともつかない

    海うみの​も​の​と​も​山やまの​も​の​と​も​つ​か​な​い​

    neither fish nor fowl

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab42 strokes

    海の物とも山の物ともつかない

    うみのものともやまのものともつかない

    Adjective

    1.
    neither fish nor fowl, hard to predict, up in the air, unclear
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    海
    うみ…(16)
    sea・ocean
    Kanji
    山
    やま…(5)
    mountain
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    も
    mo
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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