Jisho

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Words — 51 found

Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. skillful; skilled; proficient; good (at); adept; clever​Antonym: 下手 へた
  • あなた
  • は
  • じょうず上手に
  • バスケットボール
  • が
  • できます
  • か
  • 。
Do you play basketball well?
Noun
2. flattery​
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上手 【じょうて】、上手 【じょうしゅ】
Notes
じょうて: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage. じょうしゅ: Out-dated or obsolete kana usage.
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Noun
1. flattery; honeyed words​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', Noun
1. sweet flavour; sweet flavor; mildness​
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
2. flattery​
  • そんな
  • あまくち甘口
  • には
  • の乗らない
  • よ
  • 。
That sort of flattery will get you nowhere.
Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
3. stupidity​
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Noun
1. flattery; compliment​See also お世辞, usu. お〜
Jreibun
    日本に住んで
  • じゅうねん10年
  • になるが、日本語が全然
  • じょうず上手に
  • ならない。日本人と話しても、言いたいことを理解してもらえないことが多い。だから、「日本語が
  • おじょうずお上手です
  • ね」と
  • ほ褒められて
  • も、
  • おせじお世辞
  • を言われているとしか思えない。
I have lived in Japan for 10 years, but my Japanese has not improved at all. When I talk to Japanese people, they often do not understand what I am trying to say. So, when someone compliments me on my Japanese, saying, “Your Japanese is very good,” I can only assume that they are flattering me.
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. flattery; sycophancy; adulation​
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere​
Noun
2. flattery; (insincere) compliments​Dated term
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy​
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)​
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Na-adjective (keiyodoshi), Noun
1. flattery; adulation​
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便侫 【べんねい】
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Noun, Noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
1. flattery; adulation; sycophancy​Yojijukugo (four character compound)
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阿諛弁佞 【あゆべんねい】
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Noun
1. flattery; cajolery; flirtation​
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媚び 【こび】
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Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
1. flattery; adulation​Formal or literary term
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Noun
1. flattery​Usually written using kana alone
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諛い 【へつらい】
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Noun
1. flattery; insincere praise; empty compliments​Rare term
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Noun
1. amiability; friendliness; affability; sociability​
Noun
2. fondness (of someone); affection; liking​See also 愛想を尽かす
Noun
3. compliments; civilities; courtesies; flattery​See also お愛想
Noun
4. hospitality; special treatment; entertainment​See also お愛想
Noun
5. bill (at a restaurant); check​See also お愛想
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愛想 【あいそう】
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Kanji — 2 found

100.0
8 strokes.
侫
flattery, insincerity
On: ネイ
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100.0
7 strokes.
佞
flattery, insincerity
On: ネイ
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Sentences — 10 found

  • jreibun/1176/2
      上司に誘われてカラオケに行ったところ、お
    • せじ世辞
    • 抜きで歌がうまくて、驚いた。
    I went to karaoke with my boss, and to my surprise, he turned out to be a genuinely good singer—without any flattery. — Jreibun
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