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お世辞

お世辞

Japanese

Kanji in this term
世 辞
せ
Grade: 3 		じ
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Noun

お世辞 ‎(hiragana おせじ, romaji oseji)

  1. flattery
    お世辞 (せじ)を真 (ま)に受 (う)けた
    o seji o ma ni uketa
    they took their flattery seriously

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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