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言葉尻ことばじり

#33,356

Pitch accent

Meaning

1

word ending; way of ending one's words
2

slip of the tongue; verbal mistake

See also: 言葉尻を捉える (ことばじりをとらえる)

Kanji

言ゲン say, word 葉ヨウ leaf, plane, lobe 尻コウ buttocks, hips, butt

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言葉尻ことばじりを捉とらえる

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Pitch accent

✨

Meaning

to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words

Kanji

言ゲン say, word 葉ヨウ leaf, plane, lobe 尻コウ buttocks, hips, butt 捉ソク catch, capture

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