意味深長

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See also: 意味深长

Chinese

trad. (意味深長) 意味 深長
simp. (意味深长) 意味 深长

Pronunciation


Idiom

意味深長

  1. to have profound meanings; to be thought-provoking

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 3

Grade: 3
しん
Grade: 3
ちょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

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Pronunciation

Adjective

()()(しん)(ちょう) (imishinchō-na (adnominal ()()(しん)(ちょう) (imishinchō na), adverbial ()()(しん)(ちょう) (imishinchō ni))

  1. profound, deeply meaningful
    ()()(しん)(ちょう)()(まわ)
    imishinchō na iimawashi
    a profound expression

Inflection

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN