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    3. 言葉足らず

    言葉足らず

    言こと葉ば足たら​ず​

    lack of words

    NTNoun, AdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab32 strokes

    言葉たらずことば足らず

    ことばたらず

    Noun, Adjective

    1.
    lack of words, being tongue-tied, suppressing what you want to say

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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
    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    ず
    zu
    Kana
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