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[こと(言)·ば(葉)·の·あや(綾)]
kotobanoaya
noun

Alternate Written Forms:

[こと(言)·ば(葉)·の·あ·や]
kotobanoaya
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Root Words:

[こと(言)·ば(葉) + の + あや(綾)]
kotoba + no + aya

English Meaning(s) for 言葉の綾

noun
  1. figure of speech
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Definition and Synonyms for 言葉の綾

Image language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Synonyms: 比喩, 言葉のあや

Meanings for each kanji in 言葉の綾

» say
» leaf; plane; lobe; needle; blade; spear; counter for flat things; fragment; piece
» design; figured cloth; twill

Categories 言葉の綾 is a member of

Rhetorical Device a use of language that creates a literary effect (but often without regard for literal significance)
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Sample Sentences for 言葉の綾

That's nothing but a figure of speech.
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