甘言

かんげん

Meanings

1. Noun, の-adjective sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy

Kanji

• 甘 sweet. Read as カン.
• 言 word. Read as ゲン.

Example sentences

• このメルマガは、昨今の語学産業界の甘言に躍らされることなく、文法解釈という古典的学習法こそ王道と信じて疑わない方のためのメルマガです。
  This e-zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.
• あやうく某業者の甘言に騙され、大損するところでした。
  I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.

Words containing 甘言

• 甘言は偶人を喜ばす (かんげんはぐうじんをよろこばす) sweet words only please a fool
• 甘言蜜語 (かんげんみつご) honeyed words

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