諂わ (ヘツラワ)
Hetsurawa · へつらわ — to flatter, to curry favour (with), to play up (to), to suck up (to), to toady (to)
Other ways to say “to flatter” in Japanese →
諂わ in rōmaji: hetsurawa.
| 表層形 (Surface) |
諂わ
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|---|---|
| 見出し語 (Lemma) |
諂う
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| 読み (Reading) |
ヘツラワ
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| 品詞 (POS) |
動詞・一般・*・*
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| 活用型 (Conj. Type) |
五段-ワア行
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| 活用形 (Conj. Form) |
未然形-一般
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| 表記 (Orthography) |
諂わ
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| 読み・基本形 |
ヘツラウ
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| 表記・基本形 |
諂う
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| 見出し語の読み |
ヘツラウ
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Used in writing or formal speech to describe obsequious flattery, often with a negative connotation; less common in casual conversation.
彼は上司に諂わない。
Kare wa joushi ni hetsurawanai.
He does not flatter his boss.
彼女は客に諂わず、正直に意見を言う。
Kanojo wa kyaku ni hetsurawazu, shoujiki ni iken o iu.
She doesn't curry favor with customers; she gives her honest opinion.
⚖️ Commonly confused with お世辞を言う (oseji o iu), which is lighter, mere complimenting; 諂う implies insincere self-abasement.
諂わ means “to flatter, to curry favour (with), to play up (to), to suck up (to), to toady (to)” — full definition & examples →
| ます形 (Polite) |
諂います
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| て形 (Te-form) |
諂って
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| 過去形 (Past) |
諂った
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| 否定形 (Negative) |
諂わない
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| 意向形 (Volitional) |
諂いましょう
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| 可能形 (Potential) |
諂える
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| 受身形 (Passive) |
諂われる
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| 使役形 (Causative) |
諂わせる
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