ほめことば

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Japanese

Alternative spellings
褒め言葉
褒め詞
誉め言葉
誉め詞

Etymology

Compound of 褒(ほ)め (home, “praising, complimenting”, the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of the verb 褒(ほ)める (homeru, “to praise, to compliment”)) + 言葉(ことば) (kotoba, “word”).

Pronunciation

Noun

ほめことば • (homekotoba) ←ほめことば (fomekotoba)?

  1. words of praise
    訳(わけ)がわからん（褒(ほ)め言(こと)葉(ば)）
    wake ga wakaran (homekotoba)
    what even is this (in a good way); wtf /pos

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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