ニュアンス

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Common wordJLPTN1Freq.FrequencyTop 20,000

Meanings

nuance; subtle difference; shade of meaning

Refers to a subtle distinction, overtone, or delicate shade of meaning, feeling, or expression. Used similarly to English 'nuance'.

from French

〈事こと〉のニュアンスが違ちがうto have a different nuance (of an expression or word)
この二ふたつの言こと葉ばはニュアンスが違ちがう。
These two words have different nuances.
ニュアンスをつかむto grasp the nuance (of a word or expression)
外がい国こく語ごのニュアンスをつかむのは難むずかしい。
It's difficult to grasp the nuances of a foreign language.
ニュアンスを込こめるto put a certain nuance into (words, tone, etc.)
彼かれは皮ひ肉にくなニュアンスを込こめて言いった。
He said it with a sarcastic nuance.
ニュアンスが伝つたわるfor a nuance to come across (to a listener/reader)
翻ほん訳やくでは元もとのニュアンスが伝つたわりにくい。
In translation, the original nuance is hard to convey.

微び妙みょうN3
微妙 is an adjective meaning 'subtle' or 'delicate', often describing something hard to define, while ニュアンス is a noun referring to the subtle shade of meaning itself.
含ふくみ
含み refers to an implied or underlying meaning hinted at rather than stated, whereas ニュアンス points to a subtle shade of tone or feeling in expression.
意い味み合あい
意味合い is a more neutral, native Japanese term for the implied sense or connotation of something, while ニュアンス emphasizes subtlety of tone or feeling borrowed from Western usage.
語ご感かん
語感 specifically refers to the subtle feel or connotation of a particular word or phrase, while ニュアンス is broader and can apply to tone, expression, or meaning in general.
色いろ合あい
ニュアンス is an abstract loanword for subtle nuance in meaning or feeling, while 色合い keeps a more sensory, often visual, connotation even in figurative use.

Borrowed from French 'nuance', meaning a subtle difference or shade of meaning.