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類義語(るいぎご)quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)

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      similar words, words of similar meaning, synonym

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    類義語 【るいぎご】

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      (つくえ)」と「テーブル」は類義語(るいぎご)です。

      "Desk" and "table" are quasi-synonyms in Japanese. {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

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      類義語(るいぎご)は、語形(ごけい)(こと)なっていても意味(いみ)()ている。

      A quasi-synonym is a word that, although different in form, has a similar meaning to another. {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

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      (こわ)い」と「(おそ)ろしい」は類義語(るいぎご)だが、微妙(びみょう)(ちが)言葉(ことば)だ。

      "'Scary' and 'terrifying' are quasi-synonyms, but they are subtly different words." {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

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      類義語(るいぎご)の「()べる」と「()う」には文体(ぶんたい)(てき)(おお)きな()があります。

      There is a significant stylistic difference between the quasi-synonyms "taberu" and "kuu". {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

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      類義語(るいぎご)成立(せいりつ)には外来(がいらい)()(おお)きな役割(やくわり)()たしていることは()うまでもない。

      It goes without saying that foreign words play a significant role in the formation of quasi-synonyms. {quasi-synonym (word that has a similar meaning to another, but is not interchangeable)}

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