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狸寝入り (たぬきねいり) — feigning sleep | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
狸寝入り

狸寝入り

狸たぬ寝きね入いり

feigning sleep

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology27 strokes

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タヌキ寝入りたぬき寝入り

たぬきねいり

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

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feigning sleep

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Kanji that make up this word

たぬき…(2)

tanuki・raccoon

ね.る・ね.かす・い.ぬ・みたまや・や.める…(1)

lie down・sleep・rest・bed・remain unsold

い.る・-い.る・-い.り・い.れる・-い.れ・はい.る…(7)

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