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    3. 言うに事欠いて

    言うに事欠いて

    言いう​に​事こと欠かい​て​

    that's not a nice thing to say

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab27 strokes

    いうにことかいて

    Expressions

    1.
    that's not a nice thing to say, that's not a nice way of putting it, there was no need to say that

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    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    事
    こと・つか.う・つか.える…(3)
    matter・thing・fact・business・reason…(1)
    Kanji
    欠
    か.ける・か.く…(2)
    lack・gap・fail・yawning radical (no. 76)
    Kanji
    う
    u
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    て
    te
    Kana
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