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    3. 媚びへつらう

    媚びへつらう

    媚こび​へ​つ​ら​う​

    to flatter

    NTVerb, IntransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab21 strokes

    媚び諂う媚へつらう媚諂う

    こびへつらう

    Verb, Intransitive

    1.
    to flatter, to curry favour (with), to play up (to), to toady (to), to fawn (on)

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    Characters that make up this word

    媚
    こ.びる…(2)
    flatter・humor・flirt
    Kanji
    び
    bi
    Kana
    へ
    he
    Kana
    つ
    tsu
    Kana
    ら
    ra
    Kana
    う
    u
    Kana
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