How to say literally in Japanese

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

Example Sentences

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.

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