Word details
杓子で腹を切る
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 杓子で腹を切る.
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Entry
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Idiomatic expression
to do something impossible; to disembowel oneself with a ladle
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
杓
ladle, scoop
7 strokes
On
シャクチョウテキヒョウ
Kun
ひしゃく
子
child, sign of the rat, 11PM-1AM, first sign of Chinese zodiac
3 strokesFrequency 72JLPT N4Grade 1
On
シスツ
Kun
こ-こね
Nanori
いきぎくけねっ
腹
abdomen, belly, stomach
13 strokesFrequency 1,286JLPT N2Grade 6
On
フク
Kun
はら
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
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