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身銭を切る (みぜにをきる) — to use one's own money | Kumi Dictionary

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身銭を切る

身銭を切る

身みぜ銭にを切きる

to use one's own money

Kanji Vocab Business & Finance29 strokes

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みぜにをきる

Verb

1.

to use one's own money, to pay for from one's own pocket

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Kanji that make up this word

somebody・person・one's station in life

ぜに・すき…(2)

coin・.01 yen・money

き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)

cut・cutoff・be sharp

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