単語屋Tangoya, “the word shop”
Single kanji#11,495 most used

媚びる

こびる2

Pitch accent · 中高 (nakadaka)

to flatter; to curry favor (with)

ITS KANJI

媚flatterread こ here1 word ›

IN A SENTENCE

He is always sucking up to his boss.

written for Tangoya

MEANINGS

1

to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on)

ichidan verb · intransitive

TANGOYA ASKS

2

to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)

ichidan verb · intransitive

DETAILS

Kind単漢字, single kanji

Frequency#11,495 most used

Written媚びる only

Can be asked asRead, Listen, Recall, Write

Dictionary: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0 · pitch: Kanjium