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婉曲えんきょく

enkyoku

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Noun

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na-Adjective

1. euphemistic; circumlocutory; periphrastic; roundabout; indirect

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婉 kanji, 11 strokes graceful
曲 kanji, 6 strokes bend

Reading

え hiragana, 2 strokes
e
ん hiragana, 1 strokes
n
き hiragana, 4 strokes
ki
ょ hiragana, 2 strokes
く hiragana, 1 strokes
ku

19 Variants Available

Essential 7 items

婉曲えんきょくじゃない

enkyokujanai

The negative form

1. Not roundabout; Not indirect

★ Common

Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくじゃなかった

enkyokujanakatta

The past negative form

1. Wasn't indirect.; Wasn't roundabout.

★ Common

Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくだ

enkyokuda

The plain form used to end a sentence

1. Indirect; Evasive

★ Common

Adjective

#452834

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婉曲えんきょくだった

enkyokudatta

The past form

1. Was indirect; Was roundabout

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Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくで

enkyokude

て-form: Used to connect clauses, make requests, or chain actions

1. Indirectly; Circumlocutory

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婉曲えんきょくな

enkyokuna

Attributive form: modifies a following noun

1. Indirect; Circuitous

★ Common

Adjective

#270205

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婉曲えんきょくに

enkyokuni

Adverbial form: modifies a verb/adjective

1. Indirectly; Circumlocutorily

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Adjective

#218552

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Common 8 items

婉曲えんきょくじゃありません

enkyokujārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Not direct.; Not roundabout.

敬

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Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくじゃありませんでした

enkyokujārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not indirect.; Was not roundabout.

敬

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Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくじゃないです

enkyokujanaidesu

The polite negative form

1. It's not roundabout.; It's not indirect.

敬

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Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくじゃなかったです

enkyokujanakattadesu

The polite, past negative form

1. Wasn't roundabout.; Wasn't indirect.

敬

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Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくでした

enkyokudeshita

The polite past form

1. Was roundabout.; Was indirect.

敬

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Adjective

#1000567

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婉曲えんきょくです

enkyokudesu

The polite form

1. Circumlocution; Euphemism

敬

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Adjective

#581395

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婉曲えんきょくではありません

enkyokudewārimasen

The polite negative form

1. Is not roundabout.; Is not indirect.

敬

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Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくではありませんでした

enkyokudewārimasendeshita

The polite, past negative form

1. Was not roundabout.; Was not indirect.

敬

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Adjective

#1583897

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婉曲えんきょくだったら

enkyokudattara

The "-tara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when subtle; If/when indirect

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婉曲えんきょくだろう

enkyokudarō

Expresses probability ("probably…")

1. Probably…; Likely…

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Adjective

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婉曲えんきょくであれば

enkyokudeareba

The "-eba" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If gentle; If indirect

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Adjective

#1583897

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婉曲えんきょくなら

enkyokunara

The "-nara" conditional form ("if/when…")

1. If/when roundabout; If/when indirect

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Adjective

#1583897

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