Objection in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishA reason offered against a proposal or position, identifying a particular problem with accepting it.

Definition in Japanese提案や考え方のどこに問題があるかを挙げて、賛成できない理由を述べた意見です。

Example sentences

• 図書館(としょかん)の開館時間(かいかんじかん)を夜(よる)まで延(の)ばすことへの反対意見(はんたいいけん)として、人件費(じんけんひ)の増加(ぞうか)が挙(あ)げられます。🔊

  One objection to keeping the library open later is the extra staffing cost.

• 図書館(としょかん)を夜遅(よるおそ)くまで開(あ)けるために人件費(じんけんひ)が増(ふ)えると、反対意見(はんたいいけん)が出(で)るかもしれないね。🔊

  People might raise an objection about paying extra staff to keep the library open late.

Learn it in a lesson

• Answering objections and building an argument in Japanese

objection in other languages

• What objection means
• In Portuguese
• In French