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    3. 足を引っ張る

    足を引っ張る

    足あしを​引ひっ​張ぱる​

    to hold back (someone) from achieving success

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyWork & CareerKanji Vocab27 strokes

    足をひっぱる足を引っぱる脚を引っ張る足を引張る

    あしをひっぱる

    Verb

    1.
    to hold back (someone) from achieving success, to stand in the way of, to sabotage
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    足
    あし・た.りる・た.る・た.す…(5)
    leg・foot・be sufficient・counter for pairs of footwear
    Kanji
    引
    ひ.く・ひ.ける…(5)
    pull・tug・jerk・admit・install…(2)
    Kanji
    張
    は.る・-は.り・-ば.り…(3)
    counter for bows & stringed instruments・stretch・spread・put up (tent)
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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