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