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侃々諤々
侃侃諤諤
侃々諤々、 侃々諤諤
Reading
Kana:
かんかんがくがく
Romaji:
kankangakugaku
Kana
Romaji
Definition
adj-no
adj-t
adv-to
1
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
Note:
yojijukugo
Kanji
侃
Readings:
カン、 つよ.い
Meanings:
strong, just, righteous, peace-loving
諤
Readings:
ガク、 わめ.く、 あご
Meaning:
speaking the truth
Example Sentence
侃侃諤諤
(
かんかんがくがく
)
の
議論
(
ぎろん
)
が
飛
(
と
)
び
交
(
か
)
うような
会議
(
かいぎ
)
、といったことは
最近
(
さいきん
)
はやらないのかね。
➥I wonder if they don't have meetings anymore where strong words fly and everyone goes at each other tooth and nail.
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