Reading N2–N1 · Lesson 23 · N1

An explanatory text: how keigo has changed

新あたらしい使つかい方かたが広ひろまったことをもって、すぐに「乱みだれ」と決きめつけるのは早計そうけいかもしれない。

Keigo went from marking rank to adjusting distance, and is still changing. How and why; common views vs the writer’s judgement; 「〜をもって」「〜に至いたる」.

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  1. 01The text
  2. 02Vocabulary
  3. 03Key sentences
  4. 04Reading tips

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  • Did you understand?
  • The writer’s view, and demonstratives
  • True or false
  • How it changed
  • Match the words to their meanings
  • Choose the right expression

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