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婉曲えんきょく

enkyoku

euphemistic, indirect, insinuating

Example sentence

「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."

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Kanji in 婉曲

Sentences with 婉曲

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Words with the same kanji

WordJLPTMeaning
曲るN5まがるto turn, to bend
作曲N3さっきょくcomposition (of music)
曲線N2きょくせんcurve
曲げるN2まげるto bend, to crook, to lean
戯曲N1ぎきょくplay, drama

More Attributes & Adjectives words

WordMeaning
不明ふめいunknown, ambiguous
通常つうじょうcommon, normal, usual
地元じもとlocal
サイズサイズsize
強きょうstrong
気軽きがるcheerful, buoyant, lighthearted
独自どくじoriginal, peculiar, characteristic
本格ほんかくgenuine, full-scale, authentic

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