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    3. 白刃取り

    白刃取り

    白しら刃は取どり​

    stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

    NTNounSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    しらはどり

    Noun

    1.
    stopping a sword stroke between one's bare hands

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    白
    しろ・しら-・しろ.い…(5)
    white
    Kanji
    刃
    は・やいば・き.る…(4)
    blade・sword・edge
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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