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：2026/01/07
ことばのあや
Kanji
言葉の綾
Noun
Japanese Meaning
言葉を用いた表現上の工夫や技巧。レトリック。 / 言い回しの妙やニュアンスによって生じる、字義どおりではない含意や効果。 / 表現上のちょっとした言い違い・語弊から生じる誤解や混乱。
Easy Japanese Meaning
ほんとうのいみとはちがう、ことばのおもしろい言いまわしのこと
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
修辞手法 / 巧妙的措辞 / 语言上的花样
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
修辭手法 / 巧妙的措辭 / 委婉或比喻的說法
Korean Meaning
수사적 표현 / 비유적 표현 / 말의 꾸밈
Vietnamese Meaning
phép tu từ; lối nói bóng bẩy / cách diễn đạt khéo, hoa mỹ (turn of phrase) / chỉ là một cách nói
Tagalog Meaning
tayutay / talinhagang pananalita / paraan ng pagsasalita na hindi literal
Sense（1）
figure of speech
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（ hiragana historical ）
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ことばのあや
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He made the story interesting using figures of speech.
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彼はことばのあやを使って、話を面白くした。
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