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    3. 名指し

    名指し

    名な指ざし​

    calling by name

    KMT7News #16+1Noun, Participle, Verb, TransitiveWork & CareerKanji Vocab16 strokes

    なざし

    Noun, Participle, Verb, Transitive

    1.
    calling by name, designation, nomination

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    先せん生せいが私わたしを名な指ざしで質しつ問もんしました。

    The teacher called on me by name and asked a question.

    KMT5EducationDaily Life
    会かい議ぎで彼かれは、特とく定ていの部ぶ署しょを名な指ざしして批ひ判はんした。

    In the meeting, he criticized a specific department by name.

    KMT7Work & CareerDaily Life
    社しゃ長ちょうは、次じ期きプロジェクトリーダーを名な指ざしで発はっ表ぴょうした。

    The president announced the next project leader by name.

    KMT7Work & Career
    彼かれは名な指ざしされることを恐おそれず、自じ分ぶんの意い見けんを述のべた。

    He expressed his opinion without fear of being singled out.

    KMT7Work & CareerEmotions & Psychology
    責せき任にんの所しょ在ざいを明めい確かくにするため、彼かれは名な指ざしで担たん当とう者しゃを問 い詰 めた。

    To clarify responsibility, he interrogated the person in charge by name.

    KMT8Work & Career

    Characters that make up this word

    名
    な・-な…(3)
    name・noted・distinguished・reputation
    Kanji
    指
    ゆび・さ.す・-さ.し…(5)
    finger・point to・indicate・put into・play (chess)…(1)
    Kanji
    し
    shi
    Kana
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