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    文字通り

    文も字じ通どおり​

    literally

    KMT5News #9+1CoreCore ConceptsKanji Vocab22 strokes

    文字どおり文字どうり

    もじどおり

    Adverb

    1.
    literally, to the letter

    Particle

    2.
    literal

    Stroke 0 / 22

    Speed1.0x

    文も字じ通どおり、彼かれは天てん才さいだ。

    Literally, he is a genius.

    KMT4Core Concepts
    彼かれの言こと葉ばは文も字じ通どおり受うけ取とられた。

    His words were taken literally.

    KMT5Core Concepts
    指し示じは文も字じ通どおり実じっ行こうしてください。

    Please carry out the instructions to the letter.

    KMT5Work & CareerCore Concepts
    彼かれの顔かおは文も字じ通どおり青あおざめていた。

    His face was literally pale.

    KMT5Emotions & PsychologyCore Concepts
    その計けい画かくは文も字じ通どおり、絵えに描かいた餅もちに終おわった。

    That plan literally ended up being a pie in the sky (a picture of a rice cake).

    KMT6Core ConceptsLiterature

    Characters that make up this word

    文
    ふみ・あや…(5)
    sentence・literature・style・art・decoration…(3)
    Kanji
    字
    あざ・あざな・-な…(1)
    character・letter・word・section of village
    Kanji
    通
    とお.る・とお.り・-とお.り・-どお.り・とお.す・とお.し…(8)
    traffic・pass through・avenue・commute・counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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