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    3. 自腹を切る

    自腹を切る

    自じ腹ばらを​切きる​

    to pay with one's own money

    NTVerbBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab27 strokes

    自腹をきる

    じばらをきる

    Verb

    1.
    to pay with one's own money, to pay out of one's own pocket
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 27

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    自
    みずか.ら・おの.ずから・おの.ずと…(3)
    oneself
    Kanji
    腹
    はら…(1)
    abdomen・belly・stomach
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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