言い回し|いいまわしiimawashi[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounexpression; phraseology
   彼かれの演説えんぜつには数々かずかずのすばらしい言い回いいまわしが含ふくまれていた。↗

   His speech contained many fine phrases.

• Synonym言葉遣いことばづかいNeutralOverall habits of word use and politeness level, as in 「言葉遣いが丁寧」; 「言い回し」 is the specific phrasing of a single utterance.
• Synonym言い方いいかたNeutralThe most common everyday word for a way of saying or putting something; can also evaluate tone, as in 「別の言い方をする」.
• Synonym物言いものいいNeutralManner of speaking, but also an objection raised against a decision, especially in sumo; special, limited uses.
• Synonym言辞げんじWrittenWritten/formal prose for the words one actually utters — speech itself — rather than a particular way of phrasing.
• Synonym言いよういいようCasualColloquial: how something is said, as in 「言いようがない」 and 「物は言いようだ」.
• Synonym口回しくちまわしCasualColloquial and rare; means the same as 「言い回し」.
• SynonymディクションWrittenLoanword for diction: word choice and clear articulation; leans toward linguistics and theater.
• SynonymワーディングWrittenLoanword for the wording of a text; common in advertising and copywriting.
• Related措辞そじWrittenWritten/formal prose term for wording, leaning toward written composition.
• Related言葉付きことばつきNeutralRare word for one's tone or manner of speaking.

Use 「言い回し」 for the specific phrasing or technique of a particular utterance, as in 「独特な言い回し」 and 「上手な言い回し」. For overall habits of language use say 「言葉遣い」, for an ordinary way of putting it 「言い方」, and for copywriting wording 「ワーディング」.

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1. 物ものの言い方いいかた。