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    3. 箍を締める

    箍を締める

    箍たがを​締しめ​る​

    to pull oneself together

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab35 strokes

    たがをしめる

    Verb

    1.
    to pull oneself together, to get one's act together, to brace oneself

    Stroke 0 / 35

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    箍
    たが…(1)
    barrel hoop
    Kanji
    締
    し.まる・し.まり・し.める・-し.め・-じ.め…(1)
    tighten・tie・shut・lock・fasten
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    め
    me
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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