high-context culture

A culture in which communication relies heavily on context, leaving many things implied rather than explicitly put into words.

Japanese Meaning

高文脈文化：コミュニケーションにおいて、あいまいな表現や暗黙の了解、文脈に依存して情報を伝える文化 / 文脈重視の文化：言葉に表れない背景情報や状況が、意思疎通に大きな役割を果たす文化

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In a high-context culture, people often communicate indirectly, relying on shared experiences and nonverbal cues to convey meaning.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

文脈重視の文化では、人々はしばしば間接的にコミュニケーションを取り、意味を伝えるために共有された経験や非言語的な手がかりに依存します。

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A culture in which communication relies heavily on context, leaving many things implied rather than explicitly put into words.

These social and environmental cues need not be direct and easily observed; high-context cultures use the nuances of social interaction — its content and symbolism — to understand a given situation.

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high-context cultures

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