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臍を噛む、ほぞを噛む、臍を噬む ほぞをかむ hozowokamu

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  1. expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)Godan verb with 'mu' ending idiomatic expression to regret bitterly; to be very sorry (for); to bite one's navel

Kanji in this word

navel
chew, bite, gnaw

Example sentences

彼女は姑の気にさわるようなことを言わなければよかったと臍を噛んだ。
kanojo ha shuutome no ki ni sawaru you na koto wo iwa nakere ba yokaxtsu ta to heso wo kan da 。
She bitterly regretted having said something that displeased her mother-in-law.

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