Word Meaning 持てはやす

もてはやす motehayasu

持てはやす is read as もてはやす (motehayasu) and means to praise extravagantly.

Meaning

English

  1. to praise extravagantly
  2. to lionize
  3. to lionise
  4. to make much of

Reading

Kana

もてはやす

Romaji

motehayasu

Writing Variants

  • もて映やす もてはやす motehayasu
  • もて栄やす もてはやす motehayasu
  • もて囃す もてはやす motehayasu
  • 持て栄す もてはやす motehayasu
  • 持て囃す もてはやす motehayasu

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 18 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N4 Jōyō Grade 3 Kanken 8級 Rank 87498 Priority N

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

持ち出す

もちだす

to take out

持ち直す

もちなおす

to recover

持ち越す

もちこす

to carry over (an issue, decision, work, etc.)

持て余す

もてあます

to be too much for one

持ち崩す

もちくずす

to ruin oneself

持て成す

もてなす

to treat (a guest)

持って行く

もっていく

to take (something) along

持ち

もち

charge

持つ

もつ

to hold (meeting, etc.)

持ち主

もちぬし

owner

持ち家

もちいえ

one's (own) house

持ち物

もちもの

one's property