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生返事 (なまへんじ) — half-hearted reply | Kumi Dictionary

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生返事

生返事

生なま返へん事じ

half-hearted reply

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology20 strokes

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なま返事

なまへんじ

Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

1.

half-hearted reply, vague answer, reluctant answer

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Kanji that make up this word

い.きる・い.かす・い.ける・う.まれる・うま.れる・う.まれ…(39)

life・genuine・birth

かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)

return・answer・fade・repay

こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)

matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)

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