Word details
美辞麗句
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 美辞麗句.
Dictionary
Entry
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flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
Examples
そんなに美辞麗句を並べられると、かえって嘘に聞こえるよね。
When someone speaks with such rhetorical flourish, it starts to sound like they're lying.
Character notes
Kanji in this Word
美
beauty, beautiful
9 strokesFrequency 462JLPT N2Grade 3
On
ビミ
Kun
うつく.しい
Nanori
はるよしよしみり
辞
resign, word, term, expression
13 strokesFrequency 633JLPT N2Grade 4
On
ジ
Kun
や.めるいな.む
麗
lovely, beautiful, graceful, resplendent
19 strokesFrequency 1,758JLPT N1Grade 8
On
レイ
Kun
うるわ.しいうら.らか
Nanori
まよしり
句
phrase, clause, sentence, passage, paragraph, counter for haiku
5 strokesFrequency 1,244JLPT N1Grade 5
On
ク
Nanori
すく
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