“Inoffensive” in Japanese
Short answer
Inoffensive in Japanese is “差し障りのない” (sashisawarinonai). Full meaning: innocuous, inoffensive.
Other ways to say “Inoffensive” in Japanese
当たり障りのない
atarisawarinonai harmless (remark, topic, etc.), inoffensive, safe, bland, neutral (attitude), noncommittal (reply)
無難
bunan safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable, passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw
ぶなん
bunan safe (e.g. choice), secure, innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable, passable, satisfactory, adequate, faultless, without flaw
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