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    3. 持てはやす

    持てはやす

    持もて​は​や​す​

    to praise extravagantly

    NTVerb, TransitiveEmotions & PsychologyKanji Vocab18 strokes

    持て囃すもて囃す持て栄すもて栄やすもて映やす

    もてはやす

    Verb, Transitive

    1.
    to praise extravagantly, to lionize, to lionise, to make much of
    word usually written using kana alone

    Stroke 0 / 18

    Speed1.0x

    Characters that make up this word

    持
    も.つ・-も.ち・も.てる…(3)
    hold・have
    Kanji
    て
    te
    Kana
    は
    ha
    Kana
    や
    ya
    Kana
    す
    su
    Kana
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