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    3. 神経を使う

    神経を使う

    神しん経けいを​使つかう​

    to be nervous

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab33 strokes

    神経をつかう

    しんけいをつかう

    Verb

    1.
    to be nervous, to be sensitive, to worry, to be fussy, to be precise

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    Characters that make up this word

    神
    かみ・かん-・こう-…(11)
    gods・mind・soul
    Kanji
    経
    へ.る・た.つ・たていと・はか.る・のり…(5)
    sutra・longitude・pass thru・expire・warp
    Kanji
    使
    つか.う・つか.い・-つか.い・-づか.い…(1)
    use・send on a mission・order・messenger・envoy…(2)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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