Illustration: In a small puppet maker's workshop, an artisan holds two otherwise identical hand puppets side by side for an apprentice. Both faces have a slight smile, but one has softly raised inner eyebrows and a relaxed mouth, while the other has one tightened mouth corner and a subtly lifted outer eyebrow.

JLPT N1nounLevel estimated by Bebop

ニュアンス

nyuansu

nuance

Example sentences

  1. その言葉ことばには微妙びみょうなニュアンスがある。

    This word has a subtle nuance to it.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  2. 彼女かのじょの考かんがえと私わたしの考かんがえでは少すこしニュアンスが違ちがう。

    There’s a slight difference between her thinking and mine.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 日本語にほんごでは、同おなじ言葉ことばでも表記ひょうきを変かえることで、微妙びみょうに違ちがった意味合いみあいやニュアンスを表現ひょうげんすることができる。

    In Japanese, even if it’s the same word, if the notation is different, slight differences in meaning and nuance can be expressed.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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