Entry
クッション・ワード
Source
JMdict 200217
Definition
Reading
クッションワード クッション・ワード
Reference
Translation eng
word to soften awkward topics (esp. refusal in business conversation, e.g. "I am afraid that ...")
Part of Speech noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
Miscellaneous
Source Language eng
cushion word
Information
e.g. 申し訳ありませんが、あいにく
Dictionaries
Miscellaneous obscure term
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