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    3. 言葉を選ぶ

    言葉を選ぶ

    言こと葉ばを​選えらぶ​

    to choose one's words (with care)

    NTVerbEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab43 strokes

    ことばをえらぶ

    Verb

    1.
    to choose one's words (with care), to be careful with one's words

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    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    葉
    は…(3)
    leaf・plane・lobe・needle・blade…(4)
    Kanji
    選
    えら.ぶ・え.る・よ.る…(1)
    elect・select・choose・prefer
    Kanji
    を
    wo
    Kana
    ぶ
    bu
    Kana
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