外交辞令

Japanese
Kanji in this term
外 交 辞 令
がい
Grade: 2		 こう
Grade: 2		 じ
Grade: 4		 れい
Grade: 4
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
外交辭令 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) がいこーじ​れー [gàíkóójíꜜrèè] (Nakadaka – [5])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ɡa̠iko̞ːʑiɾe̞ː]

Noun

外(がい)交(こう)辞(じ)令(れい) • (gaikōjirei) 

  1. diplomatic turn of phrase, diplomatic language, tactful way of expressing something
    Synonym: 社交辞令
    外(がい)交(こう)辞(じ)令(れい)にすぎない
    gaikōjirei ni suginai
    it's no more than diplomatic language

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