Kanken 1
諂

Meaning

Kanji 諂

flatter

flatter

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
へつら.う
Onyomi 音読み
テン
Nanori 名乗り
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Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
15
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
輡 • 閻 • 燄 • 焰 • 餡 • 臽 • 啗

Related vocabulary

3 common entries

Showing 3 of 3 entries that include this kanji.

諂い

へつらい

flattery

諂う

へつらう

to flatter

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

彼は上司に諂ってばかりいる。

He keeps flattering his boss.

諂うような態度は信用されない。

A fawning attitude does not earn trust.

彼女は利益のために有力者に諂った。

She flattered an influential person for personal gain.

諂わずに自分の意見を言いなさい。

Say what you really think without flattering anyone.

あの店員は客に諂いすぎて不自然だった。

That clerk flattered the customers so much that it felt unnatural.