ことわざ — meaning in English
kotowaza
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English meaning
- byword noun A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
Senses
ことわざ is used for these senses in English:
- byword A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
byword — full definition
- noun A proverb or proverbial expression, common saying; a frequently used word or phrase.
- noun A characteristic word or expression; a word or phrase associated with a person or group.
- noun Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits.
- noun An object of notoriety or contempt, scorn or derision.