Results, literally

彼kareはha文字どおりのmojidoorino馬鹿bakaだda。
He is literally stupid.
彼のkareno言葉kotobaをwoあまりamari額面gakumen通りdooriにni受け取ってuketotteはhaいけないikenai。
Don't take his remarks too literally.
私watashiはha彼女のkanojono言うiuことkotoをwo文字どおりmojidooriにni受け取ったuketotta。
I took what she said literally.
言うまでもなくiumademonaku、軍隊guntaiのno規律kiritsuはha文字通りmojidoori厳しいkibishii。
It goes without saying military discipline is literally rigid.
刑事keijiはhaそのsono事件jikenについてnitsuite文字どおりmojidoori何千ものmono人たちhitotachiにni尋問jinmonしたshita。
The detective questioned literally thousands of people about the incident.
軍隊guntaiのno規律kiritsuはha文字通りmojidoori厳しいkibishiiものmonoだda。
Military discipline is literally rigid.
そんなsonnaことkoto真にshinni受けちゃukechaだめdameだdaよyo。彼kareはha大袈裟にoogesani言うiu傾向keikouがgaあるaruからkara。
Don't take it literally. He is inclined to exaggerate.
それsoreをwoあまりamari文字どおりmojidooriにni受け取るuketoruなna。
Don't take that too literally.
かわいそうにkawaisouniそのsono犬inuはha文字通りmojidooriライオンRAIONにni引き裂かれてhikisakareteしまったshimatta。
The poor dog was literally torn apart by the lion.
あんまりanmari真にshinni受けるukeruなnaよyo。
Don't take it too literally.
刑事keijiはha文字通りmojidoori何千人ninもmoのno人hitoにni事件jikenについてnitsuiteのno聞き込みkikikomiをwo行っokonaたta。
The detective questioned literally thousands of people about the incident.

Words

読んで字のごとく【よんでじのごとくyondejinogotoku】読んで字の如く

expression / adverb:

  • literally; self-explanatorily
文字通り★【もじどおりmojidoori】文字どおり

~の noun:

  • literal

adverbial noun:

  • literally

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