Word details
婉曲表現
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 婉曲表現.
Dictionary
Entry
1
euphemism; euphemistic expression
Examples
「少女の部屋へ行く」というのは「トイレへ行く」ということの婉曲表現です。
"Going to the little girl's room" is an euphemistic expression for "going to the toilet."
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
婉
graceful
11 strokes
On
エン
Kun
うつく.しいしたが.う
曲
bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
6 strokesFrequency 810JLPT N2Grade 3
On
キョク
Kun
ま.がるま.げるくま
Nanori
まがた
表
surface, table, chart, diagram
8 strokesFrequency 77JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ヒョウ
Kun
おもて-おもてあらわ.すあらわ.れるあら.わす
現
present, existing, actual
11 strokesFrequency 85JLPT N2Grade 5
On
ゲン
Kun
あらわ.れるあらわ.すうつつうつ.つ
Nanori
あきらきら
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