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諂

Readings

Kana: テン、へつら.う
Romaji: ten, hetsura.u
Kana
Romaji

Meaning

flatter

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  149
Frequency: 
Grade: 
Skip Pattern:  1-7-8
Korean Reading:  cheom
Chinese Reading:  chan3
Unicode:  8ac2
JIS:  6B5B

Indexes

Nelson Index: 4381
New Nelson Index: 5636
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 7a8.15
Four Corner Index: 0767.7
Daikanwanjiten Index: 35616
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 10.0506

Words

諂う (へつらう)
to flatter; to be smarmy; to be unctuous; to be obsequious
諂い (へつらい)
flattery
媚び諂う (こびへつらう)
to toady; to be obsequious
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