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呂律が回らない (ろれつがまわらない) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Conjugation 呂律が回らない · i-adjective
Form Positive Negative Dictionary 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らない 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくない Polite 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らないです 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくないです also 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくありません Past polite 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなかったです 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくなかったです also 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくありませんでした Past 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなかった 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくなかった Te-form 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくて 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくなくて Adverbial 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなく Conditional 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなければ 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくなければ Tara conditional 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなかったら 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らなくなかったら
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He got drunk and his speech became slurred.
I was so nervous I couldn't speak clearly.
Related words 滑かつ 舌ぜつ Refers to clarity of pronunciation or enunciation, often used in contexts like voice training or acting. 呂律が回らない describes the state of being unable to articulate clearly, while 滑舌が悪い means one's enunciation is poor in general.
Written forms 呂ろ 律れつ が 回まわ らない
Standard kanji spelling using 呂律 for 'articulation'.
ろれつが 回まわ らない
Kana spelling is common in everyday writing, especially when the kanji 呂律 is less familiar.
Etymology The term 呂律 originally referred to the two basic tones in traditional Chinese music (呂 and 律), later extended to mean order or rhythm. In Japanese, it came to denote articulation or the ability to speak clearly. The phrase 呂律が回らない literally means 'the articulation doesn't turn', i.e., speech becomes slurred or inarticulate.
