言葉遣い

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
こと
Grade: 2
は > ば
Grade: 3
つか > づか
Grade: S
kun’yomi

Etymology[edit]

From 言葉 (word) +‎ 遣い (way of using).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(こと)()(づか) (kotobazukaiことばづかひ (kotobadukafi)?

  1. expression, wording, way of speaking
    目上(めうえ)(ひと)には言葉遣(ことばづか)注意(ちゅうい)しなさい
    meue no hito ni wa kotobazukai o chūishinasai
    Be careful of how you talk to the superiors

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN