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    3. 蚊帳の外に置く

    蚊帳の外に置く

    蚊か帳やの​外そとに​置おく​

    to leave in the dark

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab44 strokes

    かやの外に置く

    かやのそとにおく

    Verb

    1.
    to leave in the dark, to leave out in the cold, to keep out of the loop, to leave outside the mosquito net
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 44

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    蚊
    か…(1)
    mosquito
    Kanji
    帳
    とばり…(1)
    notebook・account book・album・curtain・veil…(2)
    Kanji
    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    Kanji
    置
    お.く・-お.き…(4)
    placement・put・set・deposit・leave behind…(3)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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