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Words — 1 found

つのたうしころ 角を矯めて牛を殺す
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Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'su' ending
1. to throw the baby out with the bath water; to strain at a gnat and swallow a camel; to obsess over insignificant details and miss the larger point; to straighten the horns and kill the cow​Idiomatic expression
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Kanji — 4 found

2.3408818290865474
7 strokes. JLPT N2. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
角
angle, corner, square, horn, antlers
Kun: かど、 つの
On: カク
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12.242375776961943
17 strokes. JLPT N1. Jōyō kanji, taught in junior high.
矯
rectify, straighten, correct, reform, cure, control, pretend, falsify
Kun: た.める
On: キョウ
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5.2429937116062675
4 strokes. JLPT N4. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 2.
牛
cow
Kun: うし
On: ギュウ
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4.22376503943877
10 strokes. JLPT N3. Jōyō kanji, taught in grade 5.
殺
kill, murder, butcher, slice off, split, diminish, reduce, spoil
Kun: ころ.す、 -ごろ.し、 そ.ぐ、 あや.める
On: サツ、 サイ、 セツ
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