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    3. 瀬戸際外交

    瀬戸際外交

    瀬せ戸と際ぎわ外がい交こう

    brinkmanship diplomacy

    NTNounPolitics & LawKanji Vocab48 strokes

    せとぎわがいこう

    Noun

    1.
    brinkmanship diplomacy

    Stroke 0 / 48

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    瀬
    せ…(6)
    rapids・current・torrent・shallows・shoal
    戸
    と…(3)
    door・counter for houses・door radical (no. 63)
    際
    きわ・-ぎわ…(2)
    occasion・side・edge・verge・dangerous…(4)
    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    交
    まじ.わる・まじ.える・ま.じる・まじ.る・ま.ざる・ま.ぜる…(6)
    mingle・mixing・association・coming & going
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