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    用不用説

    用よう不ふよ用う説せつ

    Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used

    NTNounScience & MathKanji Vocab28 strokes

    ようふようせつ

    Noun

    1.
    Lamarckian evolutionary theory in which individuals lose characteristics that are not used and develop characteristics that are often used

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    Kanji that make up this word

    用
    もち.いる…(2)
    utilize・business・service・use・employ
    不
    negative・non-・bad・ugly・clumsy
    説
    と.く…(4)
    opinion・theory・explanation・rumor
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