Vocabulary

What does お世辞 (おせじ, oseji) mean?

お世辞 (おせじ, oseji) means flattery, compliment.

Quick facts
Readingおせじ
Romajioseji
Part of speechnoun
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N1
おせじ
N1 · estimated, JLPT frameworkCommonoseji

flattery, compliment

  1. 1noun flattery; compliment

Example sentences

  • He's good at paying compliments.

  • I know that's just flattery.

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Entries, readings and English glosses: JMdict — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and their translations written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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