お世辞 in Japanese

IPA: [o̞se̞ʑi] Forms: お世辞 [canonical] (ruby: 世(せ), 辞(じ)), oseji [romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Compound of 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 世辞 (seji, “flattery”). Etymology templates: {{prefix|ja|御|世辞|sort=おせじ|t1=honorific prefix|t2=flattery|tr1=o|tr2=seji}} 御 (o-, “honorific prefix”) + 世辞 (seji, “flattery”) Head templates: {{ja-noun|おせじ}} お世(せ)辞(じ) • (oseji)

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          "english": "they took their flattery seriously",
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              "せ"
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    }
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}

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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "御",
        "3": "世辞",
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        "t2": "flattery",
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      },
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      "name": "prefix"
    }
  ],
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        [
          "世",
          "せ"
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          "辞",
          "じ"
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}

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"お世辞" meaning in Japanese

Noun