胡麻磨り

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō

Grade: S

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) + () (suru, grinding)

Pronunciation

Noun

()()() • (gomasuri) 

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

References

  1. NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  2. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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