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    3. 打ち消し

    打ち消し

    打うち​消けし​

    negation

    N1KMT10News #39+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab18 strokes

    打消し打消

    うちけし

    Noun

    1.
    negation, denial, negative
    linguistics

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの発はつ言げんは、前まえの発はつ言げんの打うち消けしだった。

    His statement was a negation of his previous statement.

    KMT7Core ConceptsDaily Life
    文ぶん法ぽうでは、動どう詞しの打うち消けし形けいは「〜ない」となる。

    In grammar, the negative form of a verb is "~nai".

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    彼かの女じょは噂うわさを打うち消けし、自じ分ぶんの潔けっ白ぱくを主 張 した。

    She denied the rumors and asserted her innocence.

    KMT10Emotions & PsychologyDaily Life
    日に本ほん語ごの二に重じゅう打うち消けしは、強つよい肯こう定ていの意い味みを持もつことがある。

    Double negation in Japanese can sometimes have a strong affirmative meaning.

    KMT10Core ConceptsEducation
    政せい府ふは、その報ほう道どう内ない容ようを全ぜん面めん的てきに打うち消けした。

    The government completely denied the content of that report.

    KMT10Politics & LawWork & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    打
    う.つ・う.ち-・ぶ.つ…(3)
    strike・hit・knock・pound・dozen
    Kanji
    消
    き.える・け.す…(1)
    extinguish・blow out・turn off・neutralize・cancel
    Kanji
    ち
    chi
    Kana
    し
    shi
    Kana
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