Vocab Info

N1 Expression

ほにゃらら

something something, something or other

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    • 単語の種類

      表現

    Examples

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      高橋(たかはし)ほにゃららという(ひと)大臣(だいじん)暗殺(あんさつ)したそうだ。

      It seems that a person named Takahashi Something or Other assassinated the minister. {something something, something or other}

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      アメリカとドイツとほにゃららという(くに)がかつて戦争(せんそう)をした。

      The United States, Germany, and a country called something or other once had a war. {something something, something or other}

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      ほにゃらら」は()()穴埋(あなう)めの空白(くうはく)部分(ぶぶん)()むときに(もち)いられます。

      "The term 'honyarara' is used when reading redacted sections or filling in blanks, as 'something something' or 'something or other'." {something something, something or other}

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      ()特定(とくてい)対象(たいしょう)(しめ)(かり)表現(ひょうげん)として「ほにゃらら」を使(つか)(こと)があります。

      The term "honyarara" can be used as a placeholder expression to indicate an unspecified target, similar to "something something" or "something or other" in English. {something something, something or other}

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      ほにゃらら」の(ほか)にも、「(なん)ちゃら」や「(なん)たら」は(おな)用途(ようと)使(つか)われるそうだ。

      In addition to "honyarara", it seems that "nanchara" and "nantara" are also used for the same purpose, which is to mean "something something" or "something or other". {something something, something or other}

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