へつらう
Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word へつらう
1
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
Examples
あなたはボスにへつらわなくてもよい。
You don't need to flatter your boss.
Kanji in this Word
諂
15 strokes
Meanings
flatter
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
テン
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
へつら.う
諛
16 strokes
Meanings
flatter
Readings
On
— Chinese-derived reading, usually for compounds
ユ
Kun
— Native Japanese reading, usually for standalone words
へつら.う
へつら.い
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