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synonym Comparative
敬遠
VS
油を売る

Differences Between "敬遠" and "油を売る"

Option A
敬遠
Meaning
keeping at a distance, avoiding, shying away from
Reading
けいえん (keien)
Syllabus Level
N1
Practical Example
彼は面倒な仕事はいつも敬遠する傾向がある。
He tends to always shy away from troublesome tasks.
Option B
油を売る
Meaning
To idle away
Reading
あぶらをうる (aburawouru)
Syllabus Level
B2
Practical Example
毎日、日本語を練習するために油を売る。
Every day, I idle away to practice Japanese.

Which one to use?

Select the correct Japanese word for this context

Which word fits this context: "(keeping at a distance, avoiding, shying away from)"?
🎉 正解 / Correct!
使い分け解説:
- 敬遠: Implies deliberately avoiding something or someone, often because it's troublesome or disliked, rather than just being unable to approach. (面倒だったり嫌いだったりするために、意図的に人や物を避けることを指す。近づけないのではなく、避けるニュアンス)
- 油を売る: Essential structural term in CEFR B2 vocabulary syllabus. (CEFR B2語彙シラバスにおける重要表現です。)
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