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鬼の首を取ったよう

おにのくびをとったよう

Readings

おにのくびをとったよう

Meanings

  1. 1.
    exp, adj-natriumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck

Kanji breakdown

鬼
N510 strokesGrade 8
首
N39 strokesGrade 2
取
N48 strokesGrade 3

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鬼の首を取ったようおにのくびをとったよう

triumphant (over a mediocre achievement); boastful; (lit.) as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck

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