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    3. 生剥

    生剥

    生なま剥はげ

    namahage

    NTNounCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab15 strokes

    生剥げ生剝生剝げ

    なまはげナマハゲ

    Noun

    1.
    namahage, folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 15

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    生
    い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)
    life・genuine・birth
    剥
    へ.ぐ・へず.る・む.く・む.ける・は.がれる・は.ぐ…(4)
    come off・peel・fade・discolor
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