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    3. 虻蜂取らず

    虻蜂取らず

    虻あぶ蜂はち取とら​ず​

    attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab36 strokes

    あぶはち取らずアブハチ取らず虻蜂とらずあぶ蜂取らず

    あぶはちとらずアブハチとらず

    Expressions

    1.
    attempting two tasks at the same time, accomplishing neither, falling between two stools, catching neither the horsefly nor the bee
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    虻
    あぶ…(1)
    gadfly・horsefly
    Kanji
    蜂
    はち…(2)
    bee・wasp・hornet
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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