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What does 婉曲 (えんきょく, enkyoku) mean?

婉曲 (えんきょく, enkyoku) means euphemistic, indirect.

Quick facts
Readingえんきょく
Romajienkyoku
Part of speechna-adjective, noun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
えんきょく
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonenkyoku

euphemistic, indirect

  1. 1na-adjective · noun euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic

Example sentences

  • I declined using a roundabout expression.

  • She objected in a roundabout, indirect way.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

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