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蚤: flea

flea
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Readings

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蚤の市 (flea market) and 蚤の夫婦 (a couple whose wife is the taller) are the classic set phrases.

Key words

蚤のみflea
蚤の市のみのいちflea market
蚤の夫婦のみのふうふcouple with a taller wife
蚤取りのみとりflea removal

Example sentences

The dog had fleas on its body, so I used medicine.

On Sunday I went to the flea market held in the park.

Those two are a "flea couple": the wife is taller than the husband.

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