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口を揃える口をそろえる
くちをそろえる
1. [exp,v1]
《usu. as 口を揃えて》
▶ to speak unanimously
▶ to speak in chorus
▶ to speak in unison
▶ to speak in one voice

Conjugations


History:
5. A 2023-04-03 05:24:21  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
4. A* 2023-04-02 15:32:46  Brian Krznarich <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
口を揃えて	77159	56.2%
口をそろえて	60245	43.8%
  Comments:
Looked at a lot of 揃える terms.  It is rare that the kana form beats the kanji form, even if both are common.
  Diff:
@@ -5 +5 @@
-<keb>口をそろえる</keb>
+<keb>口を揃える</keb>
@@ -8 +8 @@
-<keb>口を揃える</keb>
+<keb>口をそろえる</keb>
@@ -16 +16 @@
-<s_inf>usu. as 口をそろえて</s_inf>
+<s_inf>usu. as 口を揃えて</s_inf>
3. A 2012-02-03 11:30:54  Jim Breen <...address hidden...>
2. A* 2012-01-25 08:39:56  Rene Malenfant <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
koj, daij, gg5, eij
  Comments:
i don't see any evidence for two senses
  Diff:
@@ -5,1 +5,1 @@
-<keb>口を揃える</keb>
+<keb>口をそろえる</keb>
@@ -8,1 +8,1 @@
-<keb>口をそろえる</keb>
+<keb>口を揃える</keb>
@@ -16,13 +16,5 @@
-<xref type="see" seq="1633230">口を揃えて</xref>
-<xref type="see" seq="1633230">口を揃えて</xref>
-<xref type="see" seq="1633230">口を揃えて</xref>
-<gloss>speak in one voice</gloss>
-<gloss>say in chorus</gloss>
-<gloss>speak unanimously</gloss>
-<gloss>say in unison</gloss>
-</sense>
-<sense>
-<pos>&exp;</pos>
-<pos>&v1;</pos>
-<gloss>arrange beforehand to tell the same thing</gloss>
-<gloss>get one's story straight</gloss>
+<s_inf>usu. as 口をそろえて</s_inf>
+<gloss>to speak unanimously</gloss>
+<gloss>to speak in chorus</gloss>
+<gloss>to speak in unison</gloss>
+<gloss>to speak in one voice</gloss>
1. A* 2012-01-24 08:19:11  Nils Roland Barth <...address hidden...>
  Refs:
GG5
  Comments:
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