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    3. 生返事

    生返事

    生なま返へん事じ

    half-hearted reply

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab20 strokes

    なま返事

    なまへんじ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    half-hearted reply, vague answer, reluctant answer

    Stroke 0 / 20

    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
    返
    かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)
    return・answer・fade・repay
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
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