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    3. 言外の意味

    言外の意味

    言げん外がいの​意い味み

    subtext

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab34 strokes

    げんがいのいみ

    Noun

    1.
    subtext, implication, connotation, implicit meaning, between the lines

    Stroke 0 / 34

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    言
    い.う・こと…(3)
    say・word
    Kanji
    外
    そと・ほか・はず.す・はず.れる・と-…(5)
    outside
    Kanji
    意
    idea・mind・heart・taste・thought…(3)
    Kanji
    味
    あじ・あじ.わう…(1)
    flavor・taste
    Kanji
    の
    no
    Kana
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