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箸が転んでもおかしい年頃

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 箸が転んでもおかしい年頃.

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箸が転んでもおかしい年頃箸が転んでも可笑しい年頃はしがころんでもおかしいとしごろNounExpressionFreq #217125
1

age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of girls in their late teens); age where even chopsticks rolling is amusing

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

chopsticks

15 strokesFrequency 2,156Grade 8

On

チョチャク

Kun

はし

revolve, turn around, change

11 strokesFrequency 327JLPT N3Grade 3

On

テン

Kun

ころ.がるころ.げるころ.がすころ.ぶまろ.ぶうたたうつ.るくる.めく

year, counter for years

6 strokesFrequency 6JLPT N4Grade 1

On

ネン

Kun

とし

Nanori

time, about, toward

11 strokesFrequency 2,015Grade 8

On

ケイキョウ

Kun

ころごろしばら.く

Nanori

ころも

can, passable, approval

5 strokesFrequency 314JLPT N2Grade 5

On

コク

Kun

-べ.き-べ.し

Nanori

よし

laugh

10 strokesFrequency 913JLPT N2Grade 4

On

ショウ

Kun

わら.うえ.む

Nanori

えみ

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