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    3. 脛を齧る

    脛を齧る

    脛すねを​齧かじる​

    to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')

    NTVerbFamily & RelationshipsKanji Vocab36 strokes

    臑を嚙る脛をかじるすねを齧るスネを齧る臑をかじる臑を齧る脛を噛る

    すねをかじるスネをかじる

    Verb

    1.
    to depend on someone else's (financial) support (usu. one's parents')
    idiomatic expressionword usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 36

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    脛
    すね・はぎ…(1)
    leg・shin
    Kanji
    齧
    かじ.る・か.む…(2)
    gnaw・nibble・munch・have a smattering of
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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