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Japanese word 婉曲: euphemistic / indirect / roundabout. Meanings and example sentences.

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婉曲 (えんきょく): meaning and examples

Key takeaways

婉曲 (えんきょく) means euphemistic / indirect / roundabout.

See example sentences below.

婉曲 at a glance

婉曲
えんきょくenkyoku
N1adj
euphemistic / indirect / roundabout
婉曲えんきょくenkyokuN1Japanese vocabulary

Core meaning of 婉曲

Core meaning

euphemistic / indirect / roundabout

Basic example sentences

Example 1

彼は失敗を婉曲に伝えた。

Translation

He communicated the failure in a roundabout way.

Example 2

婉曲な言い方で注意した。

Translation

I gave a warning in an indirect manner.

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