Word Meaning 褒め言葉

ほめことば homekotoba

褒め言葉 is read as ほめことば (homekotoba) and means words of praise.

Meaning

English

  1. words of praise
  2. eulogy
  3. compliment

Reading

Kana

ほめことば

Romaji

homekotoba

Writing Variants

  • ほめ言葉 ほめことば homekotoba
  • 褒め詞 ほめことば homekotoba
  • 褒言葉 ほめことば homekotoba
  • 誉め言葉 ほめことば homekotoba

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 36 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N1 Jōyō Upper Grade Kanken 準2級 Rank 109993 Priority R

Related Vocabulary

Max. 12

下郎言葉

げろうことば

low-class language

吉原言葉

よしわらことば

language used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

田舎言葉

いなかことば

provincial dialect

沖言葉

おきことば

euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)

里言葉

さとことば

countryside dialect

江戸言葉

えどことば

Edo dialect

棄言葉

すてことば

sharp parting remark

隠し言葉

かくしことば

secret language

言葉

ことば

language

話し言葉

はなしことば

spoken language

書き言葉

かきことば

written word

合言葉

あいことば

motto

Example Sentences

3

That's a compliment, right?

In Japanese, "ii-hito" isn't necessarily a compliment.

"You're late." "Yeah. I was told I've been doing such a good job, so I couldn't say no, and I ended up working late." "You really are a sucker for flattery."