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寝(ね)首(くび)をかく
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Meanings

  • expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), Godan verb with 'ku' ending
    1. to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep
  • 2. to catch someone off their guard by setting traps

Readings

寝首をかく
(74%)
寝首を掻く
(25%)
ねくびをかく
(0%)
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