Vocab Info

N1 Expression

おっしゃる通(とお)りI agree with you, it is as (someone) says

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression

      1. 1.

        I agree with you, it is as (someone) says

        Honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language,

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    All Forms

    おっしゃる通り 【おっしゃるとおり】、仰るとおり 【おっしゃるとおり】、仰る通り 【おっしゃるとおり】

    Details

      • お

      • っ

      • し

      • ゃ

      • る

      • と

      • お

      • り

    Examples

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    • 部下(ぶか)：「全部(ぜんぶ)、部長(ぶちょう)のおっしゃる通(とお)りです。」

      Subordinate: 'Everything is as the department manager says.'

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    • 独(ひと)り言(ごと)：「神様(かみさま)がおっしゃる通(とお)り、人々(ひとびと)に優(やさ)しくするべきだ…。」

      Monologue: 'Just as God says, we should be kind to people...'

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    • 後輩(こうはい)：「先輩(せんぱい)がおっしゃる通(とお)り、私(わたし)達(たち)はもっと練習(れんしゅう)をした方(ほう)が良(よ)いです。」

      Junior: 'I agree senpai, it would be better for us to practice more.'

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    • 上司(じょうし)の迫力(はくりょく)に圧倒(あっとう)されて同僚(どうりょう)達(たち)はおっしゃる通(とお)りと上司(じょうし)を肯定(こうてい)だけする始末(しまつ)だ。

      Overwhelmed by the boss’s intimidating presence, my colleagues ended up doing nothing but agreeing with him and saying, 'You’re absolutely right.'

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    • 先輩(せんぱい)がおっしゃる通(とお)り、後輩(こうはい)が先輩(せんぱい)をなめるのはあるまじき態度(たいど)で許(ゆる)されません。

      Just as my senior says, a junior taking a disrespectful attitude with their senior is unbecoming and unacceptable.

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