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話をそらす

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 話をそらす.

Dictionary

Entry

話をそらす話を逸らすはなしをそらすExpressionGodan verbFreq #23371
1

to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)

Examples
話をそらすなよ。
Don't change the subject.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

tale, talk

13 strokesFrequency 134JLPT N4Grade 2

On

Kun

はな.すはなし

deviate, idleness, leisure, miss the mark, evade, elude, parry, diverge

10 strokesFrequency 1,524JLPT N1Grade 8

On

イツ

Kun

そ.れるそ.らすはぐ.れる

Nanori

いっはやへん

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