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    3. 糸を引く

    糸を引く

    糸いとを​引ひく​

    to pull (the puppet) strings

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab14 strokes

    いとをひく

    Verb

    1.
    to pull (the puppet) strings, to direct things from behind the scenes
    2.
    to stretch out (and keep going), to linger on

    Stroke 0 / 14

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    Characters that make up this word

    糸
    いと…(1)
    thread
    Kanji
    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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