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Zach

仄めかし

Reading

Kana: ほのめかし
Romaji: honomekashi
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

hint; intimation; suggestion; inkling

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ソク、 ほの.か、 ほの-、 ほの.めかす、 ほの.めく、 かたむ.く
Meanings: be seen dimly, suggest, intimate, faint, stupid, hint

Example Sentence

外国人(がいこくじん)(なや)ますもう(ひと)つの、(おお)くの日本人(にっぽんじん)のもつ傾向(けいこう)は、「すべての」「あらゆる」というような言葉(ことば)使(つか)ったり、(ほの)めかしたりして、あまりにも一般的(いっぱんてき)であり、あまりにも(ひろ)がりのある表現(ひょうげん)をする(てん)にある。
➥Another tendency of many Japanese that bothers foreigners is to make statements that are too general and too broad by using or implying words like "all" and "every".
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