Words — 75 found
どうじつだん
同日の談ではない
1. not to be spoken of in the same breath; cannot be compared; defying all comparison; bearing no comparison; not a same-day discussionIdiomatic expression
げんぶんいっち
言文一致
1. unification of the written and spoken forms of a languageYojijukugo (four character compound)
き
聞きよう
1. way of hearing; way a spoken statement is taken; way of asking
聞き様 【ききよう】、聞様 【ききよう】
1. Japanese spoken (or written) with an excessive amount of English loanwordsJocular, humorous term, after comedian Lou Ōshiba
うそで
嘘から出たまこと
1. something intended as a lie or joke which (by chance) ends up being true; lie turned truthIdiomatic expression
嘘から出た実 【うそからでたまこと】
ことだましんこう
言霊信仰
1. faith in the power of language; belief that reality is affected by the spoken word; speaking of a lucky (or unlucky) event will bring it about