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    3. 鬼の首を取ったよう

    鬼の首を取ったよう

    鬼おにの​首くびを​取とっ​た​よ​う​

    triumphant (over a mediocre achievement)

    NTAdjectiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab40 strokes

    おにのくびをとったよう

    Adjective

    1.
    triumphant (over a mediocre achievement), boastful, as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck

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    Characters that make up this word

    鬼
    おに・おに-…(1)
    ghost・devil
    Kanji
    首
    くび…(4)
    neck・counter for songs and poems
    Kanji
    取
    と.る・と.り・と.り-・とり・-ど.り…(2)
    take・fetch・take up
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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