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言葉遣ことばづかい

ことばづかい kotobazukai Play N2 Noun

話すときや文章を書くときの、言葉の選び方や表現の仕方。 speech; expression; wording

Example 1

言葉遣ことばづかいにはいつも気きをつけるべきです。

You should always be careful in your speech.

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Example 2

あの子供たちは言葉使いが悪い。

Those children use bad words.

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Kanji breakdown

葉

N3

leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece

On reading
ヨウ
Kun reading
は
Radical
艸

言

N4

say; word

On reading
ゲン、ゴン
Kun reading
い.う、こと
Radical
言

遣

N1

dispatch; despatch; send; give; donate; do; undertake

On reading
ケン
Kun reading
つか.う、-つか.い、-づか.い、つか.わす、や.る
Radical
辵
Illustration of 言葉
N5

ことば

word; language

Illustration of 仮名遣い
N2

かなづかい

kana orthography; syllabary spelling

Illustration of 小遣い
N2

こづかい

personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance

Illustration of 方言
N2

ほうげん

dialect

Illustration of 独り言
N2

ひとりごと

a soliloquy; a monologue; speaking to oneself