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    3. 自縄自縛

    自縄自縛

    自じじょ縄う自じば縛く

    being caught in one's own trap

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab43 strokes

    じじょうじばく

    Noun

    1.
    being caught in one's own trap, being hoisted by one's own petard
    yojijukugo

    Stroke 0 / 43

    Speed1.0x

    Kanji that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    縄
    なわ・ただ.す…(1)
    straw rope・cord
    縛
    しば.る…(1)
    truss・arrest・bind・tie・restrain
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