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    3. 芝居を打つ

    芝居を打つ

    芝しば居いを​打うつ​

    to play a trick

    NTVerbMusic & EntertainmentKanji Vocab23 strokes

    しばいをうつ

    Verb

    1.
    to play a trick, to put up a false show, to deceive someone
    2.
    to put on a play, to present a play, to give a play

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    Characters that make up this word

    芝
    しば…(3)
    turf・lawn
    Kanji
    居
    い.る・-い・お.る…(5)
    reside・to be・exist・live with
    Kanji
    打
    う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ…(3)
    strike・hit・knock・pound・dozen
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
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