Japanese

Alternative forms

• 活舌

Noun

滑舌 ‎(hiragana かつぜつ, romaji katsuzetsu, historical hiragana くわつぜつ)

1. enunciation

   主人公 (しゅじんこう)の俳優 (はいゆう)は滑舌 (かつぜつ)が悪 (わる)くて、台詞 (せりふ)があまり聞 (き)き取 (と)れなかったね。

   Shujinkō no haiyū wa katsuzetsu ga warukute, serifu ga amari kikitorenakatta ne.

   The actor playing the lead character had bad enunciation, and I couldn't quite hear his lines.

Usage notes

Generally used to describe the speech of a stage actor or television presenter.^[2]

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan