Japanese edit

See also 媚び
Kanji in this term

Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

()びる (kobiruintransitive ichidan (stem () (kobi), past ()びた (kobita))

  1. be obsequious
    (かれ)は、先生(せんせい)()びている。
    Kare wa, sensei ni kobiteiru.
    He is obsequious to our teacher.

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References edit

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN