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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

取とり柄え

torie

strong point, redeeming quality

Example sentences

  1. 彼かれは何なんの取とり柄えもない。

    He has no redeeming traits.

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  2. 誠実せいじつさだけが彼かれの取とり柄えだね。

    All he has going for him is his reliability.

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  3. もし親切しんせつでなかったら、彼かれに取とり柄えがなくなる。

    He is nothing, if not kind.

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Kanji in 取柄

  • 取takeOnシュKunとる・とり・とり-
  • 柄design; patternOnヘイKunがら・え・つか

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