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にらめっこ

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word にらめっこ

睨めっこ
~する Verb
Noun
Intransitive
Usually kana
Freq #22088
1

staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first

2

constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

Kanji in this Word

13 strokes

Meanings

glaring at
authority
power
scowl at

Readings

On — Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ゲイ
Kun — Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
にら.む
にら.み
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