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    3. 間を持たせる

    間を持たせる

    間まを​持もた​せ​る​

    to fill in time

    NTVerbDaily LifeKanji Vocab32 strokes

    まをもたせる

    Verb

    1.
    to fill in time, to stall (e.g. an audience)

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    Characters that make up this word

    間
    あいだ・ま・あい…(6)
    interval・space
    Kanji
    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    せ
    se
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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