啖呵を切る (たんかをきる) — to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument) | Kakuso

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Meaning

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

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啖呵を切る

to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)

たんかをきる

啖

く.う, くらわ.す, タン

口

くち, コウ, ク

炎

inflammation, flame, blaze

ほのお, エン

火

火

呵

scold, blow on, reprove

か.す, しか.る, カ

口

くち, コウ, ク

可

can, passable, approval

-べ.き, -べ.し, カ

丁

street, ward, town...

ひのと, チョウ, テイ

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

亅

feathered stick, barb radical (no. 6)

口

くち, コウ, ク

切

cut, cutoff, be sharp

き.る, -き.る, セツ

七

なな, なな.つ, シチ

一

one, one radical (no.1)

ひと-, ひと.つ, イチ

乙

the latter, duplicate, strange...

おと-, きのと, オツ

刀

sword, saber, knife

かたな, そり, トウ

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