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    3. 絵に描いた餅

    絵に描いた餅

    絵えに​描かい​た​餅もち

    pie in the sky

    NTExpressionsFood & DiningCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab46 strokes

    絵に描いた餠絵にかいた餅

    えにかいたもち

    Expressions

    1.
    pie in the sky, castles in the air, drawing of a rice cake
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    絵
    picture・drawing・painting・sketch
    Kanji
    描
    えが.く・か.く…(1)
    sketch・compose・write・draw・paint
    Kanji
    餅
    もち・もちい…(2)
    mochi rice cake
    Kanji
    に
    ni
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
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