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    3. 禍根を残す

    禍根を残す

    禍か根こんを​残のこす​

    to create a breeding ground for future problems

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab38 strokes

    かこんをのこす

    Verb

    1.
    to create a breeding ground for future problems, to turn a blind eye to future trouble, to allow for something to come back and bite one in the ass (in the future)

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    Characters that make up this word

    禍
    わざわい…(1)
    calamity・misfortune・evil・curse
    Kanji
    根
    ね・-ね…(1)
    root・radical・head (pimple)
    Kanji
    残
    のこ.る・のこ.す・そこな.う・のこ.り…(2)
    remainder・leftover・balance
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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