Word Meaning 鬼の首を取ったよう
おにのくびをとったよう
oni no kubi o tottayou
鬼の首を取ったよう is read as おにのくびをとったよう (oni no kubi o tottayou) and means triumphant (over a mediocre achievement).
Meaning
English
- triumphant (over a mediocre achievement)
- boastful
- as if one had grabbed a demon by the neck
Reading
Kana
おにのくびをとったよう
Romaji
oni no kubi o tottayou
Stroke Sequence
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Related Vocabulary
Max. 12鬼も十八番茶も出花
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just as even coarse tea tastes good when fresh, even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth