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    3. 義理を欠く

    義理を欠く

    義ぎ理りを​欠かく​

    to fail in one's social duties

    NTVerbCulture & TraditionsKanji Vocab32 strokes

    ぎりをかく

    Verb

    1.
    to fail in one's social duties

    Stroke 0 / 32

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    義
    righteousness・justice・morality・honor・loyalty…(1)
    Kanji
    理
    ことわり…(17)
    logic・arrangement・reason・justice・truth
    Kanji
    欠
    か.ける・か.く…(2)
    lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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