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    3. 玉に瑕

    玉に瑕

    玉たまに​瑕きず

    fly in the ointment

    NTNounDaily LifeKanji Vocab21 strokes

    玉にキズ玉にきず珠に瑕玉に疵珠に疵珠にきず

    たまにきずたまにキズ

    Noun

    1.
    fly in the ointment, small flaw in otherwise perfect object, only trouble, only fault
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    玉
    たま・たま-・-だま…(3)
    jewel・ball
    Kanji
    瑕
    あら・きず・なんぞ…(1)
    flaw・blemish
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
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