Kanken 1
諛

Meaning

Kanji 諛

flatter

flatter

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Readings

Kunyomi 訓読み
へつら.いへつら.う
Onyomi 音読み
ユ
Nanori 名乗り
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Variant: 䛕 (Itaiji) , 谀 (Itaiji)

Jōyō
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JLPT
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Frequency
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Strokes
16
Radical
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Components
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Kanji Kentei
Level 1
Similar Kanji
腴 • 楰 • 臾 • 萸 • 惥 • 庾 • 㬰

Related vocabulary

8 common entries

Showing 8 of 8 entries that include this kanji.

諂い

へつらい

flattery

諂う

へつらう

to flatter

諛言

ゆげん

flattering words

諛辞

ゆじ

flattering words

阿諛

あゆ

flattery

阿諛迎合

あゆげいごう

ingratiation

阿諛追従

あゆついしょう

excessive flattery

阿諛便佞

あゆべんねい

flattery

Example sentences

5 reference sentences

上司に諛う人は信用されない。

People who flatter their boss are not trusted.

彼は利益のために権力者に諛った。

He flattered those in power for personal gain.

諛ってばかりいては、本音を失う。

If you keep flattering others, you lose your sincerity.

彼女は誰にも諛わず、自分の意見を言う。

She flatters no one and speaks her own mind.

機嫌を取るために諛うのは見苦しい。

It is ugly to flatter someone just to please them.