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手ぶら

てぶら

Readings

てぶら

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

Kanji breakdown

手
N24 strokesGrade 1

Example sentences

しかし手ぶらで帰ることもしばしばだった。

But more often than not, we came back empty-handed.

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empty-handed

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