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Japanese
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Noun
機微 • (kibi)
- subtleness, receptivity, sensibility, sensitivity, delicateness, nuance, nuanced subtlety
- 人情の機微に通じている
- ninjō no kibi ni tsūjite iru
- to understand the subtleties of human nature
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN