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謗りを免れない (そしりをまぬがれない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Meanings 1
expression, i-adjective
cannot escape criticism ; deserving of censure
A formal, literary expression used to state that someone or something is bound to be criticized or blamed. Often appears in written commentary or formal speech.
り
を
免まぬが
れ
ない
。
This policy cannot escape public censure.
Written forms 謗そし りを 免まぬが れない
Standard kanji form for this fixed expression.
そしりを 免まぬが れない
Kana spelling for 謗り is common when the kanji is considered difficult or obscure.
Kanji 謗 slander, disparage, censure Etymology 謗り (soshiri) means 'slander' or 'criticism', derived from the verb 謗る (soshiru, to slander). 免れない (manugarenai) is the negative form of 免れる (manugareru, to escape/avoid). The phrase literally means 'cannot escape slander'.
