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How to say "Grumblingly" or "In a disgruntled manner" in Japanese

If you are wondering what's the Japanese word for "Grumblingly" or "In a disgruntled manner" you've come to the right place!

the Japanese word for "Grumblingly" or "In a disgruntled manner" is "Butsubutsu", written in japanese as "ぶつぶつ".

Here's a more detailed explanation:

The adverb 'ぶつぶつ (ぶつぶつ)' means 'grumblingly' or 'in a disgruntled manner'. It describes a way of speaking or expressing oneself in a low, dissatisfied tone. This adverb is commonly used to indicate that someone is complaining or voicing their discontent in a muted, irritated way. For example: He spoke ぶつぶつ about the long wait - (彼は長い待ち時間について、ぶつぶつ文句を言っていた). She ぶつぶつ responded to my suggestion - (彼女は私の提案に対してぶつぶつ返事をした).

Now, let's make sure you understand this word the other way around too.

What does "Butsubutsu" mean in japanese?

"Butsubutsu" means "Grumblingly" or "In a disgruntled manner".

If you also want to learn how to write this word in Japanese, you can checkout this page:

How to write "Grumblingly" or "In a disgruntled manner" in Japanese

To make really sure you learn this word, I've prepared an interactive lesson for you. You are going to learn the readings and meanings of this word and of the characters that comprise it.

But first, you need to know a little bit about Hiragana and Katakana.

Hiragana and katakana are japanese syllabaries, this means that each character represents a syllable.

This are the characters you need to know for this lesson:

The hiragana "ぶ" is read as "bu". And The hiragana "つ" is read as "tsu".

You are finally ready for your free japanese Lesson.

Heres a quick tutorial on how to use it. You'll be asked three type of questions: meaning, reading, and writing.

For meanings questions all you have to do is type the english meaning. If there is more than one meaning, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Reading questions you have to type the reading in romaji (roman letters, our normal alphabet) and it'll be automatically converted to hiragana if necessary. If there is more than one reading, you have to include them all in your answer separating them by commas (,).

For Writing questions some options will appear and all you have to do is select the correct ones.

How to say "Grumblingly" or "In a disgruntled manner" in Japanese butsubutsu