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    3. 言葉尻を捉える

    言葉尻を捉える

    言こと葉ば尻じりを​捉とらえ​る​

    to pounce on someone's words

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab40 strokes

    言葉尻をとらえる言葉尻を捕らえる

    ことばじりをとらえる

    Verb

    1.
    to pounce on someone's words, to cavil at someone's words, to trip someone up with their own words

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    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    尻
    しり…(2)
    buttocks・hips・butt・rear
    Kanji
    捉
    とら.える…(2)
    catch・capture
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    え
    e
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 捉
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