Vocabulary

What does 地雷 (じらい, jirai) mean?

地雷 (じらい, jirai) means land mine.

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Readingじらい
Romajijirai
Part of speechnoun
じらい
jirai

land mine

  1. 1noun land mine
  2. 2noun topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; taboo topic
  3. 3noun something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap; pitfall

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