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吃る

吃る

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ども
Hyōgaiji
kun'yomi

Verb

吃る (godan conjugation, hiragana どもる, romaji domoru)

  1. stammer; stutter
    • 1916, 芥川龍之介, 芋粥:
      五位 (ごい) (あか)くなつて、 (ども)ながら、 (また) (まえ) (こたえ)繰返 (くりかえ)した。
      Goi wa akaku natte, domori nagara, mata, mae no kotae o kurikaeshita.
      Goi's face turned red, and stammering, he repeated his previous answer.

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