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N2 Noun, No-adjective
間接indirection, indirectness
Dictionary Definition
Noun, No-adjective
1.
indirection, indirectness
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間接 【かんせつ】
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弟を通じて間接に両親に近況報告をする。
I indirectly report my current situation to my parents through my younger brother. {indirection, indirectness}
これは直接聞いた話ではなく、間接に聞いた話だ。
This is not a story I heard directly, but a story I heard indirectly. {indirection, indirectness}
彼は私と同じストローを使ったので、彼と私は間接でキスをしました。
Because he used the same straw as me, we indirectly kissed. {indirection, indirectness}
照明の電球が切れてしまった。しかも、間接の照明もないので部屋が真っ暗だ。
The light bulb has blown out. Moreover, there is no indirect lighting, so the room is completely dark. {indirection, indirectness}
批判を間接な言い方で言うと、直接的な言い方よりも相手を傷つけずに済みます。
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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