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Inflections of 舌足らず

Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    unclear speech;garbled speech;poor enunciation
    その子は舌足らずに話す。
    He speaks with a lisp.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    poorly expressed;unclear (wording);imprecise (expression);inadequate (explanation)
    彼の説明、舌足らずでよく分からなかった。
    His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.
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#2,204
Common N3
Pitch accent
Meaning
  1. 1
    English · JMdict
    tongue
    コーヒーは舌が焼けるほど熱かった。
    The coffee was so hot that I nearly burned my tongue.
  2. 2
    English · JMdict
    tongue-like object;clapper (of a bell);talon (of a lock);reed (of a musical instrument)
  3. 3
    English · Wikipedia
    The tongue is a muscular organ in the mouth of most vertebrates that manipulates food for mastication, and is used in the act of swallowing. More
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彼の説明、舌足らずでよく分からなかった。
His explanation was too sketchy. I didn't understand it.
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