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    3. 細々

    細々

    細ほそ々ぼそ

    poor (living)

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    細細

    ほそぼそ

    Adverb, Particle

    1.
    poor (living)
    2.
    barely continuing, just scraping along

    Noun, Verb

    3.
    very narrow

    Kanji that make up this word

    細
    ほそ.い・ほそ.る・こま.か・こま.かい…(1)
    dainty・get thin・taper・slender・narrow…(2)
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