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JLPT N2adverbLevel estimated by Bebop

文字通もじどおり

mojidoori

literally

Example sentences

  1. それをあまり文字もじどおりに受うけ取とるな。

    Don’t take that too literally.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 私わたしは彼女かのじょの言いうことを文字もじどおりに受うけ取とった。

    I took what she said literally.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 刑事けいじはその事件じけんについて文字もじどおり何千なんせんもの人ひとたちに尋問じんもんした。

    The detective questioned literally thousands of people about the incident.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

Kanji in 文字通

  • 文sentence; literatureOnブン・モンKunふみ・あや
  • 字character; letterOnジKunあざ・あざな
  • 通traffic; pass throughOnツウ・ツKunとおる・とおり・とおす

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