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JLPT N2nounLevel estimated by Bebop

書かき言こと葉ば

kakikotoba

written language

Example sentences

  1. 書かき言葉ことばと話はなし言葉ことばの違ちがいを意識いしきする。

    Be mindful of the differences between written and spoken language.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. スペイン語ごの書かき言葉ことばは、ほんのいくらかわかるが、スペイン語ごの話はなし言葉ことばときたら、ちんぷんかんぷんだ。

    I can understand written Spanish just a little, but spoken Spanish is Greek to me.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. インターネットなどで誰だれかに話はなしかける雰囲気ふんいきが強つよい場合ばあいの書かき言葉ことばは、比較的話ひかくてきはなし言葉ことばに近ちかいです。それでもすっかり日常にちじょうの会話かいわどおりかというとそうでもありません。

    When writing online in a way that feels like speaking to someone, the language is relatively close to spoken language. Even so, it is not exactly like everyday conversation.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · English by AI · Source

Kanji in 書言葉

  • 書writeOnショKunかく
  • 言say; wordOnゲン・ゴンKunいう・こと
  • 葉leaf; planeOnヨウKunは

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