体よく断る

体良く断る

Reading

Kana: ていよくことわる

Romaji: teiyokukotowaru

Definition

exp

v5r

1

to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely

Kanji

体

Readings: タイ、 テイ、 からだ、 かたち

Meanings: body, substance, object, reality, counter for images

断

Readings: ダン、 た.つ、 ことわ.る、 さだ.める

Meanings: severance, decline, refuse, apologize, warn, dismiss, prohibit, decision, judgement, cutting

良

Readings: リョウ、 よ.い、 -よ.い、 い.い、 -い.い

Meanings: good, pleasing, skilled