胡麻磨り

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
胡 麻 磨
ご
Jinmeiyō 		ま
Grade: S 		す
Grade: S
on'yomi kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
ゴマすり
胡麻擂り
See also 胡麻を磨る

Etymology

胡麻(ごま) (goma, “sesame”) + 磨(す)る (suru, “grinding”)

Pronunciation

Noun

胡(ご)麻(ま)磨(す)り • (gomasuri) 

  1. brown-nosing, apple-polishing
  2. a brown-noser, an apple-polisher

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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