体よく断る

ていよくことわる

Also written 体良く断る

Meanings

1. Expression, Godan verb to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely

Kanji

• 体 body. Read as テイ.
• 断 refuse. Read as ことわる.

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