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かたい言い方
kataiiikatastiff, formal way of speakingN5
Example sentences2
先生はかたい言い方で説明しました。
sensei wa katai iikata de setsumei shimashita.
The teacher explained it in a stiff, formal way. neutral
それ、ちょっとかたい言い方じゃない？
sore, chotto katai iikata janai?
Isn't that a bit of a stiff way to put it? casual