Japanese Dictionary

Meaning of 他人行儀(たにんぎょうぎ) in Japanese

他人行儀
Kana Reading
たにんぎょうぎ
Romaji
taningyōgi
Word Senses
  • Parts of speech
    adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi), noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
    Meaning
    standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
    Example sentence
    彼女はずっと他人行儀だった。 She kept conversation on a formal plane.

Examples of 他人行儀, たにんぎょうぎ in a sentence

Kanji in this word

儀 JLPT 1

15 strokes

ceremony, rule, affair, case, a matter

On'Yomi: ギ

Kun'Yomi:

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他 JLPT 3

5 strokes

other, another, the others

On'Yomi: タ

Kun'Yomi: ほか

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行 JLPT 5

6 strokes

going, journey

On'Yomi: コウ, ギョウ, アン

Kun'Yomi: い.く, ゆ.く, -ゆ.き, -ゆき, -い.き, -いき, おこな.う, おこ.なう

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人 JLPT 5

2 strokes

person

On'Yomi: ジン, ニン

Kun'Yomi: ひと, -り, -と

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