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    3. 芯を食う

    芯を食う

    芯しんを​食くう​

    to get to the heart of the matter

    NTVerbSports & Martial ArtsKanji Vocab21 strokes

    しんをくう

    Verb

    1.
    to get to the heart of the matter, to get to the core
    idiomatic expression
    2.
    to hit (a ball) with the sweet spot (of a golf club, baseball bat, etc.)
    idiomatic expressionsports

    Stroke 0 / 21

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    芯
    wick
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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