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JLPT N1na-adjectiveLevel estimated by Bebop

穏おん便びん

onbin

peaceable, amicable

Often used in 穏便に済ませる for settling a matter peacefully. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. 頼信よりのぶは常陸介在任中ひたちすけざいにんちゅうに忠常ただつねを臣従しんじゅうさせており、事態じたいの穏便おんびんな解決かいけつのためには最適さいてきと考かんがえられた。

    Tadatsune served Yorinobu when he was appointed as Hitachi no suke and Yorinobu thought that he was best suited to settling the situation peacefully.

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

  2. これは日本にっぽん・明双方みんそうほうの講和担当者こうわたんとうしゃが穏便おんびんに講和こうわを行おこなうためにそれぞれ偽いつわりの報告ほうこくをした為ためである。

    This was because the persons in charge of peace talk of both Japan and Ming made false reports in order to smoothly realize peace.

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

  3. 交渉こうしょうに当あたった対馬つしまの宗氏そうしは、これを何なんとか穏便おんびんに済すまそうとして、秀吉ひでよしが求もとめる「朝貢使ちょうこうし」の派遣はけんを秀吉ひでよしの全国統一ぜんこくとういつの「祝賀使しゅくがし」の派遣はけんに置おき換かえて要請ようせいした。

    The So clan in Tsushima, who negotiated between Hideyoshi and the Joseon Dynasty, pursuing a peaceful settlement, required the Joseon Dynasty to send 'celebratory delegates' for the unification of Japan, instead of 'tributary delegates,' which Hideyoshi had required.

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

Kanji in 穏便

  • 穏calm; quietOnオンKunおだやか
  • 便convenience; facilityOnベン・ビンKunたより

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