口ぶり (kuchiburi) Japanese meaning: way of speaking | Kotomora気
で
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Judging from his way of speaking, he doesn't seem very enthusiastic.
I sensed a bit of anger in my boss's tone.
Usage patterns
〈人〉の口ぶりから〈事〉を察するto sense or guess something from the way someone speaks
From his tone, I sensed that he was hiding something.
〜な口ぶりで話すto speak in a ~ manner or tone
She spoke with a confident tone.
口ぶりからするとjudging from the way someone talks
Judging from how he talks, he doesn't really want to go.
〈事〉を匂わせる口ぶりa way of speaking that hints at something
He spoke in a way that hinted at resignation.
