Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 4

Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (kibi

  1. subtleness, receptivity, sensibility, sensitivity, delicateness, nuance, nuanced subtlety
    (にん)(じょう)機微(きび)(つう)じている
    ninjō no kibi ni tsūjite iru
    to understand the subtleties of human nature

References

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  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN