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虚を突かれる (きょをつかれる) — to be caught off guard | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
虚を突かれる

虚を突かれる

虚きょを突つかれる

to be caught off guard

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology28 strokes

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虚をつかれる虚を衝かれる

きょをつかれる

Verb

1.

to be caught off guard, to be caught unprepared

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Kanji that make up this word

むな.しい・うつ.ろ…(2)

void・emptiness・unpreparedness・crack・fissure…(1)

stab・protruding・thrust・pierce・prick…(2)

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