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    3. 言うことを聞かない

    言うことを聞かない

    言いう​こ​と​を​聞きか​な​い​

    not doing as one is told

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab39 strokes

    言う事を聞かないいうことを聞かない

    いうことをきかない

    Adjective

    1.
    not doing as one is told, disobedient, unruly

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    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    聞
    き.く・き.こえる…(2)
    hear・ask・listen
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    な
    na
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
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