Word Meaning 胡麻を擂る

ごまをする goma o suru

胡麻を擂る is read as ごまをする (goma o suru) and means to butter up.

Meaning

English

to butter up
to try to get on the good side of

Reading

Kana

ごまをする

Romaji

goma o suru

Stroke Sequence

5 Characters • 40 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Proverb ✓ Rank 163012 Priority Z

Related Vocabulary

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胡麻擂り

ごますり

sesame seed grinding

擂り胡麻

すりごま

ground toasted sesame seeds

胡麻

ごま

sesame (Sesamum indicum)

胡麻和え

ごまあえ

dish dressed with sesame sauce

胡麻木

ごまぎ

Siebold's arrowwood (Viburnum sieboldii)

胡麻酢

ごまず

sesame vinegar

胡麻紋殻

ごまもんがら

titan triggerfish (Balistoides viridescens)

胡麻ダレ

ごまだれ

sesame sauce

胡麻笛鯛

ごまふえだい

mangrove jack (Lutjanus argentimaculatus)

胡麻蝶蝶魚

ごまちょうちょううお

speckled butterflyfish (Chaetodon citrinellus, species of the Indo-Pacific)

胡麻リグナン

ごまりぐなん

sesame lignan

胡麻斑天牛

ごまだらかみきり

white-spotted citrus longhorned beetle (Anoplophora malasiaca)