Word Meaning 問うに落ちず語るに落ちる

とうにおちずかたるにおちる touniochizukataruniochiru

問うに落ちず語るに落ちる is read as とうにおちずかたるにおちる (touniochizukataruniochiru) and means to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion.

Meaning

English

  1. to keep a secret when asked about it, but let it slip inadvertently when chatting on another occasion

Reading

Kana

とうにおちずかたるにおちる

Romaji

touniochizukataruniochiru

Stroke Sequence

12 Characters • 67 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 79833 Priority M

Related Vocabulary

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問合せ言語

といあわせげんご

query language

問題向き言語

もんだいむきげんご

problem-oriented language

語るに落ちる

かたるにおちる

to let slip a secret

落語

らくご

rakugo

落語家

らくごか

rakugo story teller

部落問題

ぶらくもんだい

issue of social integration of burakumin

放送問題用語

ほうそうもんだいようご

words you can't say on TV or radio

落語研究会

らくごけんきゅうかい

rakugo research society

問い掛ける

といかける

to ask a question