Word Meaning おべっかを使う

おべっかをつかう obekkaotsukau

おべっかを使う is read as おべっかをつかう (obekkaotsukau) and means to suck up to.

Meaning

English

  1. to suck up to
  2. to curry up to someone

Reading

Kana

おべっかをつかう

Romaji

obekkaotsukau

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 23 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Proverb Rank 105204 Priority Q

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

お使い

おつかい

familiar spirit

使う

つかう

to use (language)

出しに使う

だしにつかう

to use as a pretext

行水を使う

ぎょうずいをつかう

to have a bath in the open air

気を使う

きをつかう

to worry (about)

手水を使う

ちょうずをつかう

to go to the toilet

こき使う

こきつかう

to work (someone) hard

使いよう

つかいよう

how to use

あごで使う

あごでつかう

to set someone to work in an arrogant fashion

物は使いよう

ものはつかいよう

things depend on how you use them

弁当を使う

べんとうをつかう

to eat a boxed lunch

Example Sentences

1

You don't need to flatter your boss.