Word Meaning 言葉は身の文

ことばはみのあや kotoba ha mi no aya

言葉は身の文 is read as ことばはみのあや (kotoba ha mi no aya) and means words betray one's character.

Meaning

English

  1. words betray one's character

Reading

Kana

ことばはみのあや

Romaji

kotoba ha mi no aya

Stroke Sequence

6 Characters • 34 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N2 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 39899 Priority G

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

文言葉

ふみことば

language used when writing letters

四文字言葉

よんもじことば

four-letter word (esp. in English)

受身文

うけみぶん

passive sentence

言葉

けとば

language

言葉遣い

ことばづかい

speech

言文一致

げんぶんいっち

unification of the written and spoken forms of a language

言葉を継ぐ

ことばをつぐ

to continue (to say)

言葉後

ことばじり

slip of the tongue

言葉通り

ことばどおり

as stated

言葉選び

ことばえらび

word choice

言葉数

ことばかず

number of words