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婉曲表現

Reading

Kana: えんきょくひょうげん
Romaji: enkyokuhyōgen
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Romaji

Definition

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euphemism; euphemistic expression

Kanji

Readings: エン、 うつく.しい、 したが.う
Meaning: graceful
Readings: キョク、 ま.がる、 ま.げる、 くま
Meanings: bend, music, melody, composition, pleasure, injustice, fault, curve, crooked, perverse, lean
Readings: ヒョウ、 おもて、 -おもて、 あらわ.す、 あらわ.れる、 あら.わす
Meanings: surface, table, chart, diagram
Readings: ゲン、 あらわ.れる、 あらわ.す、 うつつ、 うつ.つ
Meanings: present, existing, actual

Example Sentence

少女(しょうじょ)部屋(へや)()く」というのは「トイレへ()く」ということの婉曲(えんきょく)表現(ひょうげん)です。
➥"Going to the little girl's room" is an euphemistic expression for "going to the toilet."
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