Illustration: During a pottery workshop in a Japanese community studio, an experienced instructor speaks to a small group gathered around her workbench. Her mouth is open mid-utterance, and one hand makes a restrained explanatory gesture beside an uneven clay bowl.

JLPT N4verbLevel estimated by Bebop

おっしゃる

ossharu

to say

This is the respectful form of 言う. Note written by AI.

Example sentences

  1. ここではどんどん意見いけんをおっしゃってかまいません。

    You can speak out freely here.

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  2. 何なんとおっしゃいましたか。

    I beg your pardon?

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

  3. 全まったくおっしゃる通とおりです。

    You are absolutely right.

    Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · Source

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