JLPT N2 · Noun

言葉遣い (kotobazukai)

言葉遣い (ことばづかい, kotobazukai) is a Japanese noun meaning “speech; expression”. It appears in JLPT N2 vocabulary lists and is marked as a common word in JMdict.

Reading: ことばづかい
Romaji: kotobazukai
Word class: Noun
Level: JLPT N2 (unofficial)

Meaning

speech; expression; wording; language · noun

Example sentences

言葉遣いにはいつも気をつけるべきです。

You should always be careful in your speech.

Tatoeba #174675

Sentences from the Tatoeba project, linked to this word in JMdict.

Kanji in 言葉遣い

言

say, wordゲン・ゴン・い.う・こと · 7 strokes

葉

leaf, plane, lobeヨウ・は · 12 strokes

遣

dispatch, despatch, sendケン・つか.う・-つか.い · 13 strokes

Related words

Other vocabulary sharing a kanji with 言葉遣い.

言ういうto say言葉ことばlanguage言語げんごlanguage一言ひとことsingle word伝言でんごん(verbal) message言わばいわばso to speak方言ほうげんdialect独り言ひとりごとsoliloquy言い出すいいだすto begin to say言付けることづけるto have someone send (a message, parcel, etc.)言い付けるいいつけるto tell (to do)言論げんろん(one's) speech証言しょうげんtestimony助言じょげんadvice

Source: JMdict entry 1264560 (EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0). Level: unofficial JLPT list – how levels are assigned.