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    3. 胡麻擂り

    胡麻擂り

    胡ご麻ま擂すり​

    sycophancy

    NTNounEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab38 strokes

    胡麻すり胡麻擦り胡麻摺り

    ごますりゴマすりゴマスリ

    Noun

    1.
    sycophancy, toadying, apple-polishing, brown-nosing, sycophant, flatterer, toady, apple-polisher, brown-noser, ass-kisser
    word usually written using kana alone
    2.
    sesame seed grinding
    word usually written using kana alone

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    Characters that make up this word

    胡
    なんぞ…(5)
    barbarian・foreign
    Kanji
    麻
    あさ…(5)
    hemp・flax・numb
    Kanji
    擂
    す.る…(1)
    grind・mash・grate
    Kanji
    り
    ri
    Kana
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