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Japan · Japanese meaning
Ingin alone describes sincere courtesy
Japanese ingin means heartfelt politeness, and can also denote close relations. Add burei, meaning rudeness, and ingin-burei describes courteous surfaces masking contempt, or excessive formality that gives a disrespectful impression.
The unflattering compound does not define its first half.
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