牛刀 in Japanese

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Derived forms: 鶏を割くにいずくんぞ牛刀を用いん (niwatori o saku ni izukunzo gyūtō o mochiin) (ruby: 鶏(にわとり), 割(さ), 牛刀(ぎゅうとう), 用(もち)), 牛刀を持って鶏を割く (gyūtō o motte niwatori o saku) (ruby: 牛刀(ぎゅうとう), 持(も), 鶏(にわとり), 割(さ)), 鶏を割くになんぞ牛刀を用いん (niwatori o saku ni nanzo gyūtō o mochiin) (ruby: 鶏(にわとり), 割(さ), 牛刀(ぎゅうとう), 用(もち))

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      "roman": "niwatori o saku ni izukunzo gyūtō o mochiin",
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          "割",
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          "用",
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    },
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          "ぎゅう"
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          "刀",
          "とう"
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      "roman": "niwatori o saku ni izukunzo gyūtō o mochiin",
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          "鶏",
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        [
          "割",
          "さ"
        ],
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          "ぎゅうとう"
        ],
        [
          "用",
          "もち"
        ]
      ],
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    },
    {
      "roman": "gyūtō o motte niwatori o saku",
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          "ぎゅうとう"
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        [
          "鶏",
          "にわとり"
        ],
        [
          "割",
          "さ"
        ]
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    },
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          "割",
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          "ぎゅうとう"
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          "ぎゅう"
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          "刀",
          "とう"
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          "oxen",
          "oxen"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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"牛刀" meaning in Japanese

Noun