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JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

インテリ

interi

intellectual, educated person

Can sound mildly mocking, depending on context. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ちなみに、チベット仏教ぶっきょうなどの諸外国しょがいこくの仏教ぶっきょうは、一部いちぶのインテリ層そうには支持しじされているものの、大衆たいしゅうからの支持しじは得えられておらず、存在感そんざいかんはきわめて薄うすい。

    Buddhist schools in other countries, such as Tibetan Buddhism, are not supported by the public, except by some intellectuals, and have a very weak presence.

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

  2. 兄あには何なんでもよく知しっていて、家族かぞくからインテリと呼よばれている。

    My older brother knows a lot about everything, and our family calls him an intellectual.

    Written by AI for Bebop

  3. 彼かれはインテリだが、難むずかしいことも分わかりやすく話はなす。

    He’s an intellectual, but he explains difficult things clearly.

    Written by AI for Bebop

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