🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

表現

Pronunciation / Transliteration: hyōgen

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Expression/ɪkˈsprɛʃən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #800 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"それは感情の表現方法です。"

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    The process of making known one's thoughts or feelings.

    "Try to find an artistic expression for your emotions."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'expression' originates from the Latin 'expressio', meaning 'a pressing out'. It evolved through Old French 'expression', which referred to the act of expressing or conveying thoughts and feelings, reflecting a shift from a physical to a more abstract sense of communication.

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