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Definition of Japanese Ambiguity
Ambiguous language and culture The so-called "ambiguity" is mainly manifested in euphemism, that is, in order to maintain a harmonious relationship between them, we deliberately avoid straightforward statements and express the meaning to the listeners in a gentle, smooth, indirect and implicit way. (1) fuzzy word 1. There are many similar words in Japanese, and words similar to "probably" and "about" in Chinese abound, such as "ほど", "about" and "ぐらぃ". "

Ambiguous expressions in Japanese can be seen everywhere in life and occupy a very important position. It reflects the traditional Japanese attitude towards life, as well as the cultural personality and life ethics of the whole Japanese nation. Euphemistic and implicit Japanese will bring pleasant social environment and harmonious interpersonal relationship, which is very popular among Japanese, but it confuses foreigners who are not familiar with oriental culture.