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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

言いい回まわし

iimawashi

phrasing, expression

Example sentences

  1. トムが提案ていあんした言いい回まわしを使つかってみるよ。

    I’ll try using the phrasing Tom suggested.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼かれの演説えんぜつには数々かずかずのすばらしい言いい回まわしが含ふくまれていた。

    His speech contained many fine phrases.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 寿司屋すしやでは独特どくとくの言いい回まわしがある。

    There are special phrasings in a sushi restaurant.

    KFTT corpus (NICT), Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source

Kanji in 言回

  • 言say; wordOnゲン・ゴンKunいう・こと
  • 回-times; roundOnカイ・エKunまわる・まわす・まわし-

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