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    3. 重箱の隅をつつく

    重箱の隅をつつく

    重じゅう箱ばこの​隅すみを​つ​つ​く​

    to nitpick

    NTVerbFood & DiningKanji Vocab43 strokes

    重箱の隅を突く重箱のすみをつつく重箱の隅を突付く重箱の隅を突つく

    じゅうばこのすみをつつく

    Verb

    1.
    to nitpick, to complain about trifles
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 43

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    重
    え・おも.い・おも.り・おも.なう・かさ.ねる・かさ.なる…(6)
    heavy・important・esteem・respect・heap up…(3)
    Kanji
    箱
    はこ…(1)
    box・chest・case・bin・railway car
    Kanji
    隅
    すみ…(1)
    corner・nook
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
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