How to say "justified" in Japanese
Choosing the right word
- 頭末そろえとうまつそろえnounCovers only the typographic sense of 'justified': lines of text aligned evenly at both margins, as in typesetting and word processing. It is not used for justified actions or feelings, and is less common.
- 故なしとしないゆえなしとしないexpression, i-adjectiveCovers 'justified' in the sense of having good reason: a set expression saying that a person's feelings, words, or actions are reasonable, understandable, or not without reason. Less common, and not used for text alignment.
Use 「頭末そろえ」 for the typographic sense, lines of text aligned at both margins; use 「故なしとしない」 when something is justified in the sense of reasonable or not without reason.
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