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    3. 燕返し

    燕返し

    燕つばめ返がえし​

    quickly reversed cut (sword technique)

    NTNounSports & Martial ArtsGamesKanji Vocab24 strokes

    ツバメ返しつばめ返し燕返

    つばめがえし

    Noun

    1.
    quickly reversed cut (sword technique)
    2.
    swallow counter (judo technique), swallow flight reversal
    martial arts
    3.
    swapping one's hand with the bottom row of the nearest wall (cheating technique)
    mahjong
    4.
    completing a hand with an opponent's discarded riichi tile
    mahjong

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    Characters that make up this word

    燕
    つばめ・つばくら・つばくろ…(1)
    swallow (bird)
    Kanji
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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