お世辞

お世辞

Japanese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Yutōyomi: kun'yomi for the prefix, on'yomi for the root word
• IPA^(key): [o̞se̞d͡ʑi]

Noun

お世辞 (hiragana おせじ, rōmaji oseji)

1. flattery

   お世 (せ)辞 (じ)を真 (ま)に受 (う)けた

   o seji o ma ni uketa

   they took their flattery seriously