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Meanings

flatter

Readings

On โ€” Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ใƒ†ใƒณ
Kun โ€” Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
ใธใคใ‚‰.ใ†

Common Words

ๅชšใณ่ซ‚ใ†
ใ“ใณใธใคใ‚‰ใ†
Intransitive
Godan verb
Freq #43215
1

to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)

Examples
ใ“ใณใธใคใ‚‰ใ†ใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚คใ‚ฟใƒผใฏๆœ€ไธŠใฎใƒ†ใƒผใƒ–ใƒซใ‚’ใ‚ใฆใŒใ‚ใ‚Œใ‚‹ใ€‚ใชใœใชใ‚‰ใ€ใใ†ใ—ใŸใ‚ฆใ‚งใ‚คใ‚ฟใƒผใฏใ€ใ„ใคใ‚‚ใƒžใƒใƒผใ‚ธใƒฃใƒผใ‚„ไธŠๅฝนใฎใใ’ใ‚“ใ‚’ใจใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€‚
The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors.
่ซ‚ใ†
่ซ›ใ†
Intransitive
Usually kana
Godan verb
Freq #50498
1

to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)

Examples
ใ‚ใชใŸใฏใƒœใ‚นใซใธใคใ‚‰ใ‚ใชใใฆใ‚‚ใ‚ˆใ„ใ€‚
You don't need to flatter your boss.
่ซ‚ใ„
่ซ›ใ„
Noun
Usually kana
Freq #99959
1

flattery

ใฆใ‚“ใณ
Noun
1

currying favor; fawning on someone

๐ŸŽ“

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