"持て成し" meaning in All languages combined

See 持て成し on Wiktionary

Noun [Japanese]

IPA: [mo̞te̞na̠ɕi] Forms: 持て成し [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), motenashi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-noun|もてなし}} 持(も)て成(な)し • (motenashi)
  1. welcome, hosting guests
    Sense id: en-持て成し-ja-noun-sa3APuK6 Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 58 17 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 58 15 26 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 40 26 34 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 54 21 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 14 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 28 30
  2. Alternative form of おもてなし Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: おもてなし
    Sense id: en-持て成し-ja-noun-0awcymiU Categories (other): Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 34 50 16 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 40 26 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 14 41

Verb [Japanese]

IPA: [mo̞te̞na̠ɕi] Forms: 持て成し [canonical] (ruby: (), ()), motenashi [romanization]
Head templates: {{ja-verb form|もてなし}} 持(も)て成(な)し • (motenashi)
  1. stem or continuative form of 持て成す (motenasu) [godan] Tags: continuative, form-of, stem Form of: 持て成す (extra: motenasu)
    Sense id: en-持て成し-ja-verb-~O1i1ewV Categories (other): Japanese terms with 2 kanji, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese terms with 2 kanji: 40 26 34 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 14 41
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        [
          "成",
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Download raw JSONL data for 持て成し meaning in All languages combined (2.5kB)

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