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    3. 袖の下

    袖の下

    袖そでの​下した

    bribe

    NTNounBusiness & FinanceKanji Vocab14 strokes

    そでのした

    Noun

    1.
    bribe, money under the table

    Stroke 0 / 14

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    袖
    そで…(1)
    sleeve・wing (building)・extension・give cold shoulder
    Kanji
    下
    した・しも・もと・さ.げる・さ.がる・くだ.る…(10)
    below・down・descend・give・low…(1)
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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