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    3. 臍を噛む

    臍を噛む

    臍ほぞを​噛かむ​

    to regret bitterly

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab39 strokes

    ほぞを噛む臍を噬む

    ほぞをかむ

    Verb

    1.
    to regret bitterly, to be very sorry (for), to bite one's navel
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 39

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    Characters that make up this word

    臍
    へそ・ほぞ…(2)
    navel
    Kanji
    噛
    か.む・か.じる…(2)
    chew・bite・gnaw
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    む
    mu
    Kana
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