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Dictionary: “出端を挫く”

出端を挫く

でばなをくじく

to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails

Kanji details

Kun/On information

出
On
しゅつ;すい
Kun
で.る;-で;だ.す;-だ.す;い.でる;い.だす
Stroke count
5

・exit

・leave

・go out

・come out

・put out

・protrude

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端
On
たん
Kun
はし;は;はた;-ばた;はな
Stroke count
14

・edge

・origin

・end

・point

・border

・verge

・cape

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挫
On
ざ;さ
Kun
くじ.く;くじ.ける
Stroke count
10

・crush

・break

・sprain

・discourage

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to spoil someone's start;to kill someone's enthusiasm;to take the wind out of someone's sails