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文字通り

文字どおり

Reading

Kana: もじどおり
Romaji: mojidoori
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Definitions

1

literal

2

literally

Kanji

Readings: ブン、 モン、 ふみ、 あや
Meanings: sentence, literature, style, art, decoration, figures, plan, literary radical (no. 67)
Readings: ジ、 あざ、 あざな、 -な
Meanings: character, letter, word, section of village
Readings: ツウ、 ツ、 とお.る、 とお.り、 -とお.り、 -どお.り、 とお.す、 とお.し、 -どお.し、 かよ.う
Meanings: traffic, pass through, avenue, commute, counter for letters, notes, documents, etc.

Example Sentences

(かれ)文字(もじ)どおりの馬鹿(ばか)だ。
➥He is literally stupid.
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軍隊(ぐんたい)規律(きりつ)文字通(もじどお)(きび)しいものだ。
➥Military discipline is literally rigid.
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それをあまり文字(もじ)どおりに()()るな。
➥Don't take that too literally.
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(かれ)文字(もじ)どおりのばかだ。
➥He is a real fool.
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(わたし)はそれを文字(もじ)どおりのいみにとった。
➥I took it in a literal sense.
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(かれ)はその()文字(もじ)どおりの意味(いみ)説明(せつめい)した。
➥He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
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