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    3. 言葉遣い

    言葉遣い

    言こと葉ば遣づかい​

    speech

    N2KMT8News #23+1CoreNounCore ConceptsKanji Vocab34 strokes

    言葉使い言葉づかいことば遣い

    ことばづかい

    Noun

    1.
    speech, expression, wording, language

    Stroke 0 / 34

    Speed1.0x

    彼かれの言こと葉ば遣づかいは丁てい寧ねいだ。

    His speech is polite.

    KMT6Core ConceptsDaily Life
    相あい手てに合あわせた言こと葉ば遣づかいをすることが大たい切せつだ。

    It's important to use language appropriate for the person you're speaking to.

    KMT8Core ConceptsDaily Life
    ビジネスの場ばでは、適てき切せつな言こと葉ば遣づかいが信しん頼らい関かん係けいを築きずく上うえで不ふ可か欠けつだ。

    In business settings, appropriate language is essential for building trust.

    KMT8Business & FinanceCore Concepts
    日に本ほん語ごを学まなぶ上うえで、敬けい語ごの言こと葉ば遣づかいをマスターするのは難むずかしい。

    When learning Japanese, mastering honorific language is difficult.

    KMT8EducationCore Concepts
    彼かれの言こと葉ば遣づかいからは、育そだちの良よさがうかがえる。

    One can infer his good upbringing from his choice of words.

    KMT9Core ConceptsCulture & Traditions

    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
    遣
    つか.う・-つか.い・-づか.い・つか.わす・や.る…(1)
    dispatch・despatch・send・give・donate…(2)
    Kanji
    い
    i
    Kana
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