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言葉遣い (ことばづかい): speech, expression, wording — Japanese vocabulary

言葉遣い is read ことばづかい and means "speech, expression, wording". JLPT N2 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

言葉遣い

Reading
ことばづかい · kotobazukai
Translation
speech, expression, wording
Level
JLPT N2
Pitch accent
ことばづかいが

Example

彼女と話をするとき言葉づかいに気をつけたほうがいいですよ。

かのじょとはなしをするときことばづかいにきをつけたほうがいいですよ。

You should watch your language when you talk to her.

Kanji in this word

  • 言 — say, word
  • 葉 — Leaf, Plane, Lobe
  • 遣 — Dispatch, Despatch, Send

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