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Dictionary: “出鼻をくじく”

出鼻をくじく

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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鼻
On
び
Kun
はな
Stroke count
14

・nose

・snout

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