オブラートに包む

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
包
つつ Grade: 4
kun’yomi

Etymology edit

Literally, "to wrap [it] in an oblaat".

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): [o̞bɯ̟ᵝɾa̠ːto̞ ɲ̟i t͡sɨᵝt͡sɨᵝmɯ̟ᵝ]

Phrase edit

オブラートに包(つつ)む • (oburāto ni tsutsumu)

to word something so as to lessen emotional impact; to sugarcoat

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