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Meanings for each kanji in 生き字引
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生 |
life; genuine; birth |
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字 |
character; letter; word; section of village |
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引 |
pull; tug; jerk; admit; install; quote; refer to |
Sample Sentences for 生き字引
僕の父は、いわば生き字引だ。
My father is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
その老人は言わば生き字引だ。
That old man is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
私たちの先生は、いわば、生き字引だ。
Our teacher is, as it were, a walking dictionary.
彼は、いわば、生き字引だ。
He is, so to speak, a walking dictionary.
彼は非常に知識のある人、すなわち生き字引である。
He is a man of great knowledge, that is to say, a walking dictionary.
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