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揚あげ足あし
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Meanings
Noun
1. raised leg; lifting a leg
Other spellings
挙あげ足あし上あげ足あし揚あげ足あし挙あげ足あし上あげ足あし
Kanji used
揚raise and suspend足foot
Kanji in other spellings
挙raise and present上above
Pitch accent
あげあし
Composed of
揚あげ
deep-frying; deep-fried food; abura-age; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
Noun
足あし
foot; paw; arm (of an octopus, squid, etc.); leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation; (one's) ride
Noun
Used in vocabulary
揚あげ足あし取とり
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
Noun
Examples4
You always like to trip me up, don't you?
He is a captious man.
He is excellent at finding fault with other people.
All you ever do is nitpick. I wish you could say something more constructive.