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    3. 睨めっこ

    睨めっこ

    睨にらめ​っ​こ​

    staring-out (down) game

    NTNoun, Participle, Verb, IntransitiveGamesEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    にらめっこ

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    staring-out (down) game, game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)
    word usually written using kana alone

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    Characters that make up this word

    睨
    にら.む・にら.み…(1)
    glaring at・authority・power・scowl at
    Kanji
    め
    me
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
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