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    3. 鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう

    鳩が豆鉄砲を食ったよう

    鳩はとが​豆まめ鉄でっ砲ぽうを​食くっ​た​よ​う​

    like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

    NTExpressionsAnimalsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab69 strokes

    はとがまめでっぽうをくったよう

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    like a pigeon who's been shot by a peashooter (i.e. wide-eyed in shock)

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    Characters that make up this word

    鳩
    はと・あつ.める…(3)
    pigeon・dove
    Kanji
    豆
    まめ・まめ-…(4)
    beans・pea・midget
    Kanji
    鉄
    くろがね…(3)
    iron
    Kanji
    砲
    cannon・gun
    Kanji
    食
    く.う・く.らう・た.べる・は.む…(3)
    eat・food
    Kanji
    が
    ga
    Kana
    を
    wo
    Kana
    っ
    small tsu
    Kana
    た
    ta
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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    • 鳩
    • 豆
    • 鉄
    • 砲
    • 食
    • が
    • を
    • っ
    • た
    • よ
    • う

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