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JLPT N3nounLevel estimated by Bebop

言いい方かた

iikata

way of saying something

Example sentences

  1. そんな言いい方かたをするなよ。

    Don’t put it that way.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. そういう言いい方かたは失礼しつれいだ。

    It’s impolite to say it like that.

    Wiktionary · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source

  3. 回まわりくどい言いい方かたはしないでくれ。

    Don’t say it in a roundabout way.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 言方

  • 言say; wordOnゲン・ゴンKunいう・こと
  • 方direction; personOnホウKunかた

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