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Meaning of 背に腹は替えられぬ in Japanese
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背に腹は替えられぬ, 背に腹はかえられぬ, 背に腹は代えられぬ, 背に腹は変えられぬ
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Kana Readingせにはらはかえられぬ
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Romajiseniharahakaerarenu
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Word Senses
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- Meaning
- not able to escape an urgent problem without making some sacrifice
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Related Kanji
替
JLPT 2
12 strokes
exchange, spare, substitute, per-
On'Yomi: タイ
Kun'Yomi: か.える, か.え-, か.わる
背
JLPT 3
9 strokes
stature, height, back, behind, disobey, defy, go back on, rebel
On'Yomi: ハイ
Kun'Yomi: せ, せい, そむ.く, そむ.ける
代
JLPT 4
5 strokes
substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee
On'Yomi: ダイ, タイ
Kun'Yomi: か.わる, かわ.る, かわ.り, か.わり, -がわ.り, -が.わり, か.える, よ, しろ