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お世辞を言う

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word お世辞を言う.

Dictionary

Entry

お世辞を言うお世辞をいうおせじをいうExpressionGodan verb
1

to flatter; to pay empty compliments

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

generation, world, society, public

5 strokesFrequency 135JLPT N3Grade 3

On

セイソウ

Kun

Nanori

としゆき

resign, word, term, expression

13 strokesFrequency 633JLPT N2Grade 4

On

Kun

や.めるいな.む

say, word

7 strokesFrequency 83JLPT N4Grade 2

On

ゲンゴン

Kun

い.うこと

Nanori

とき

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