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    3. 修辞

    修辞

    修しゅう辞じ

    figure of speech

    KMT10News #42+1NounLiteratureKanji Vocab23 strokes

    しゅうじ

    Noun

    1.
    figure of speech, rhetorical flourish

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    彼かれのスピーチには修しゅう辞じが多おおかった。

    His speech contained many rhetorical flourishes.

    KMT7LiteratureEducation
    詩し人じんは豊ゆたかな修しゅう辞じを用もちいて、読どく者しゃの感かん情じょうに訴うったえかけた。

    The poet used rich figures of speech to appeal to the readers' emotions.

    KMT10LiteratureEmotions & Psychology
    彼かれの文ぶん章しょうは修しゅう辞じに凝こりすぎていて、かえって内ない容ようが伝つたわりにくい。

    His writing is too elaborate with rhetoric, making the content difficult to convey.

    KMT10LiteratureEducation
    古こ典てん文ぶん学がくには、現げん代だいではあまり使つかわれない独どく特とくの修しゅう辞じが見みられる。

    Classical literature contains unique rhetorical devices that are rarely used today.

    KMT10LiteratureHistory
    政せい治じ家かの演えん説ぜつは、内ない容ようよりも修じゅう辞じの巧たくみさで聴ちょう衆しゅうを惹ひきつけた。

    The politician's speech attracted the audience more by its rhetorical skill than its content.

    KMT10LiteraturePolitics & Law

    Kanji that make up this word

    修
    おさ.める・おさ.まる…(6)
    discipline・conduct oneself well・study・master
    辞
    や.める・いな.む…(1)
    resign・word・term・expression
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