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    3. 物は言いよう

    物は言いよう

    物ものは​言いい​よ​う​

    smooth words make smooth ways

    NTExpressionsEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab24 strokes

    ものは言いよう物は言い様物はいいよう

    ものはいいよう

    Expressions

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    smooth words make smooth ways, it's not what you say; it's how you say it
    proverb

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    Characters that make up this word

    物
    もの・もの-…(2)
    thing・object・matter
    Kanji
    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    は
    ha
    Kana
    い
    i
    Kana
    よ
    yo
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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