Vocab Info

N2 Noun, No-adjective

間接(かんせつ)indirection, indirectness

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Noun, No-adjective

      1.

      indirection, indirectness

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    間接 【かんせつ】

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      (おとうと)(つう)じて間接(かんせつ)両親(りょうしん)近況(きんきょう)報告(ほうこく)をする。

      I indirectly report my current situation to my parents through my younger brother. {indirection, indirectness}

      • N2

      これは直接(ちょくせつ)()いた(はなし)ではなく、間接(かんせつ)()いた(はなし)だ。

      This is not a story I heard directly, but a story I heard indirectly. {indirection, indirectness}

      • N2

      (かれ)(わたし)(おな)じストローを使(つか)ったので、(かれ)(わたし)間接(かんせつ)でキスをしました。

      Because he used the same straw as me, we indirectly kissed. {indirection, indirectness}

      • N2

      照明(しょうめい)電球(でんきゅう)()れてしまった。しかも、間接(かんせつ)照明(しょうめい)もないので部屋(へや)()(くら)だ。

      The light bulb has blown out. Moreover, there is no indirect lighting, so the room is completely dark. {indirection, indirectness}

      • N2

      批判(ひはん)間接(かんせつ)()(かた)()うと、直接的(ちょくせつてき)()(かた)よりも相手(あいて)(きず)つけずに()みます。

      When criticism is expressed in an indirect manner, it is less likely to hurt the other person than if it were said directly. {indirection, indirectness}

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