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    3. 針ほどのことを棒ほどに言う

    針ほどのことを棒ほどに言う

    針はりほ​ど​の​こ​と​を​棒ぼうほ​ど​に​言いう​

    exaggeration

    NTExpressionsDaily LifeKanji Vocab58 strokes

    はりほどのことをぼうほどにいう

    Expressions

    1.
    exaggeration, making a mountain out of a molehill
    idiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    針
    はり…(2)
    needle・pin・staple・stinger
    Kanji
    棒
    rod・stick・cane・pole・club…(1)
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    ほ
    ho
    Kana
    ど
    do
    Kana
    の
    no
    Kana
    こ
    ko
    Kana
    と
    to
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    に
    ni
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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    • う

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