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    3. 鎌をかける

    鎌をかける

    鎌カマを​か​け​る​

    to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth)

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab28 strokes

    鎌を掛けるカマを掛ける

    カマをかけるかまをかける

    Verb

    1.
    to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth), to ask a leading question
    word usually written using kana aloneidiomatic expression

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    Characters that make up this word

    鎌
    かま…(4)
    sickle・scythe・trick
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    か
    ka
    Kana
    け
    ke
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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