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返答に詰まる (へんとうにつまる) — to be embarrassed for a reply | Kumi Dictionary

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Kanji Vocab
返答に詰まる

返答に詰まる

返へんと答うに詰つまる

to be embarrassed for a reply

Kanji Vocab Emotions & Psychology39 strokes

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へんとうにつまる

Verb

1.

to be embarrassed for a reply

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Kanji that make up this word

かえ.す・-かえ.す・かえ.る・-かえ.る…(1)

return・answer・fade・repay

こた.える・こた.え…(2)

solution・answer

つ.める・つ.め・-づ.め・つ.まる・つ.む…(4)

packed・close・pressed・reprove・rebuke…(1)

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