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    3. 頭が切れる

    頭が切れる

    頭あたまが​切きれ​る​

    to be sharp

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab28 strokes

    頭がきれる

    あたまがきれる

    Verb

    1.
    to be sharp, to be keen, to be on the ball, to have a mind like a steel trap, to be clever
    idiomatic expression

    Stroke 0 / 28

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    Characters that make up this word

    頭
    あたま・かしら・-がしら・かぶり…(8)
    head・counter for large animals
    Kanji
    切
    き.る・-き.る・き.り・-き.り・-ぎ.り・き.れる…(9)
    cut・cutoff・be sharp
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    れ
    re
    Kana
    る
    ru
    Kana
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