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VocabJLPT N1

unofficial

の-Adjectiveな-AdjectiveNoun

Definitions

1. informal
2. unofficial

A な-adjective and noun meaning unofficial or informal, used to describe something that has not been formally recognized or announced by an authority. It contrasts with its opposite, which means official or formal, and is often used in news or organizational contexts.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

Are we agreed that those remarks will be treated as off the record?

Sentence 2

This is an informal setting, so please feel free to speak openly.

Sentence 3

Government sources informally hinted that talks would continue.

Sentence 4

He declared, "I'll do things by the book, even off the record."

Sentence 5

Behind the quiet meetings, informal negotiations were quietly moving forward.