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    3. 痛いところを突く

    痛いところを突く

    痛いたい​と​こ​ろ​を​突つく​

    to hit a nerve

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab31 strokes

    痛いところをつく痛い所を突く痛い所をつく

    いたいところをつく

    Verb

    1.
    to hit a nerve, to go for the throat, to touch a sore spot
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    痛
    いた.い・いた.む・いた.ましい・いた.める…(1)
    pain・hurt・damage・bruise
    Kanji
    突
    つ.く…(2)
    stab・protruding・thrust・pierce・prick…(2)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    ろ
    ro
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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