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    3. 石に漱ぎ流れに枕す

    石に漱ぎ流れに枕す

    石いしに​漱くちすすぎ​流ながれ​に​枕まくらす​

    to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab53 strokes

    いしにくちすすぎながれにまくらす

    Verb

    1.
    to refuse stubbornly to admit one is wrong, to rinse one's mouth with a rock and rest one's head in a river
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    石
    いし…(9)
    stone
    Kanji
    漱
    くちすす.ぐ・くちそそ.ぐ・うがい・すす.ぐ…(3)
    gargle・rinse mouth
    Kanji
    流
    なが.れる・なが.れ・なが.す・-なが.す…(5)
    current・a sink・flow・forfeit
    Kanji
    枕
    まくら…(2)
    pillow
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    ぎ
    gi
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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