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    3. 余談

    余談

    余よ談だん

    digression

    KMT10News #46+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    よだん

    Noun

    1.
    digression

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    これは余よ談だんですが、昨きの日うお面も白しろいことがありました。

    This is a digression, but something interesting happened yesterday.

    KMT8Daily LifeCore Concepts
    本ほん題だいに戻もどりますが、少すこし余よ談だんを挟はさませてください。

    I'll get back to the main topic, but please allow me a slight digression.

    KMT10Core Concepts
    彼かれのスピーチは、興きょう味み深ぶかい余よ談だんが多おおく、聴ちょう衆しゅうを飽あきさせなかった。

    His speech had many interesting digressions, which kept the audience engaged.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    会かい議ぎでは、余よ談だんが長ながくなりすぎないように注ちゅう意いが必ひつ要ようだ。

    In meetings, care must be taken not to let digressions go on too long.

    KMT10Work & CareerCore Concepts
    この小しょう説せつには、物ものが語たりの本ほん筋すじとは関かん係けいない余よ談だんが随ずい所しょに散ちりばめられている。

    This novel is interspersed with digressions unrelated to the main plot.

    KMT10LiteratureCore Concepts

    Kanji that make up this word

    余
    あま.る・あま.り・あま.す・あんま.り…(2)
    too much・myself・surplus・other・remainder
    談
    discuss・talk
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