JLPT N1 Advanced
歯切れ
Crisp texture when biting; clarity or decisiveness in speech.
Readings
Other forms
歯切れが良い crisp/clear
歯切れが悪い unclear/indecisive
1 Noun
Crispness (of food)
This refers to the sensation of resistance and subsequent clean break felt when biting through food.
Example
この りんご は 歯切れ が 良く て 美味しい 。
This apple is crisp and delicious.
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2 Noun
Clarity / Decisiveness
This refers to the crispness of articulation and the decisiveness evident in a person’s speech or attitude.
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