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空振り (からぶり) — swing and a miss · Nihongo Circle

空振り

からぶり

nountransitive 他動詞intransitive 自動詞

Meanings

1swing and a miss
2(punching and) failing to make contact
3(ending in) failure
4fruitless effort
5vain attempt

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Kanji in this word

空Empty, Sky, Void8 strokes 振Shake, Wave, Wag10 strokes

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