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    3. 重箱の隅をようじでほじくる

    重箱の隅をようじでほじくる

    重じゅう箱ばこの​隅すみを​よ​う​じ​で​ほ​じ​く​る​

    to nitpick

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab59 strokes

    じゅうばこのすみをようじでほじくる

    Verb

    1.
    to nitpick, to complain about trifles
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 59

    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
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
    じ
    ji
    Kana
    で
    de
    Kana
    ほ
    ho
    Kana
    く
    ku
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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    • 隅
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    • く
    • る

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