言葉遣い

Japanese

Kanji in this term
言 葉 遣
こと
Grade: 2 		は > ば
Grade: 3
(ateji) 		つか > づか
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Etymology

From 言葉 (“word”) +‎ 遣い (“way of using”).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ことばづかい [kòtóbázúꜜkàì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ko̞to̞ba̠zɨka̠i]

Noun

言(こと)葉(ば)遣(づか)い • (kotobazukai) ←ことばづかひ (kotobadukafi)?

  1. expression, wording, way of speaking
    目上(めうえ)の人(ひと)には言葉遣(ことばづか)いを注意(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

References

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