JLPT N1 Advanced
慣用句
Idiom or set phrase
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Noun
"Idiom" / "Set Phrase"
A fixed expression or figure of speech established by custom where the collective meaning differs from the literal definition of its individual words.
Example
「 頭 が 固い 」 という 慣用句 は 、 頑固 な 人 と いう 意味 です 。
The idiom "atama ga katai" (literally "head is hard") means a person is stubborn.
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