お世辞

Japanese
Kanji in this term
世 辞
せ
Grade: 3		 じ
Grade: 4
goon
Alternative spellings
お世辭 (kyūjitai)
御世辞

Etymology

Compound of 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) +‎ 世辞 (seji, “flattery”).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) おせじ [òséjí] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [o̞se̞ʑi]

Noun

お世(せ)辞(じ) • (oseji) 

  1. flattery
    お世(せ)辞(じ)を真(ま)に受(う)けた
    oseji o ma ni uketa
    they took their flattery seriously
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