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舌足らず

したたらず

Readings

したたらず

Meanings

  1. 1.
    n, adj-na, adj-nounclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation
  2. 2.
    adj-no, adj-na, npoorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression); inadequate (explanation)

Kanji breakdown

舌
N56 strokesGrade 6
足
N27 strokesGrade 1

Example sentences

その子は舌足らずに話す。

He speaks with a lisp.

彼の説明、舌足らずでよく分からなかった。

His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.

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lisping; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)

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