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Meaning of 外柔内剛(がいじゅうないごう) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 外柔内剛

Kana Reading がいじゅうないごう

Romaji gaijūnaigō

Examples of 外柔内剛, がいじゅうないごう in a sentence

見た目には優しそうだけど、彼って皆から外柔内剛の結構なタフネゴシエータと言われているよ。

He seems like a softy on the surface. But at the core he's got an iron will that makes him an extremely tough negotiator.

剛 JLPT 1

10 strokes

sturdy, strength

On'Yomi: ゴウ

Kun'Yomi:

柔 JLPT 2

9 strokes

tender, weakness, gentleness, softness

On'Yomi: ジュウ, ニュウ

Kun'Yomi: やわ.らか, やわ.らかい, やわ, やわ.ら

外 JLPT 5

5 strokes

outside

On'Yomi: ガイ, ゲ

Kun'Yomi: そと, ほか, はず.す, はず.れる, と-

内 JLPT 3

4 strokes

inside, within, between, among, house, home

On'Yomi: ナイ, ダイ

Kun'Yomi: うち

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