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指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 指切りげんまん、嘘ついたら針千本飲ます.
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Idiomatic expression; Said by children when making a pinky swear
cross my heart and hope to die, stick a needle in my eye; pinky promise pledge: if you're lying, I'll make you drink a thousand needles
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Kanji in this Word
指
finger, point to, indicate, put into, play (chess), measure (ruler)
9 strokesFrequency 155JLPT N2Grade 3
On
シ
Kun
ゆびさ.す-さ.し
Nanori
いいぶさしさす
切
cut, cutoff, be sharp
4 strokesFrequency 324JLPT N3Grade 2
On
セツサイ
Kun
き.る-き.るき.り-き.り-ぎ.りき.れる-き.れるき.れ-き.れ-ぎ.れ
Nanori
きつきりぎり
嘘
lie, falsehood
14 strokesFrequency 2,235
On
キョコ
Kun
うそふ.く
針
needle, pin, staple, stinger
10 strokesFrequency 505JLPT N2Grade 6
On
シン
Kun
はり
Nanori
は
千
thousand
3 strokesFrequency 195JLPT N4Grade 1
On
セン
Kun
ち
Nanori
かずゆき
本
book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things
5 strokesFrequency 10JLPT N4Grade 1
On
ホン
Kun
もと
Nanori
まとごう
飲
drink, smoke, take
12 strokesFrequency 969JLPT N4Grade 3
On
インオン
Kun
の.む-の.み
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