お人好し

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
ひと
Grade: 1

Grade: 4
kun'yomi
Alternative spellings
御人好し
お人よし

Pronunciation

Adjective

(ひと)() (ohitoyoshi-na (adnominal (ひと)() (ohitoyoshi na), adverbial (ひと)() (ohitoyoshi ni))

  1. kind-hearted and easily deceived or taken advantage of

Inflection

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN