How to say literal in Japanese

文字通り★【もじどおりmojidoori】文字どおり

~の noun:

  • literal

adverbial noun:

  • literally

Example Sentences

彼kareはhaそのsono文章bunshouのno文字どおりのmojidoorino意味imiをwo説明setsumeiしたshita。
He explained the literal meaning of the sentence.
彼kareはhaそのsono句kuのno文字どおりのmojidoorino意味imiをwo説明setsumeiしたshita。
He explained the literal meaning of the phrase.
私watashiはhaそれsoreをwo文字どおりのmojidoorinoいみimiにniとったtotta。
I took it in a literal sense.
私watashiはhaおろかorokaにもnimoそのsono慣用語句kan'yougokuをwo文字通りのmojidoorino意味imiでde解釈kaishakuしてshiteしまったshimatta。
I foolishly interpreted the idiom according to its literal sense.
それsoreはha直訳chokuyakuじゃjaなくnakuてteただtadaのno誤訳goyakuだdaよyo。
That isn't a literal translation, it's just plain wrong.

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