- Japanese⇔English Dictionary

(kanji info)
  1. 1. [v5u, vi] to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to toady (to); to fawn (on)

Conjugation — Verb (godan-u)

Dictionary form (kobihetsurau)
Polite (kobihetsuraimasu)
Past, plain (kobihetsuratta)
Past, polite (kobihetsuraimashita)
Negative, plain (kobihetsurawanai)
Negative, polite (kobihetsuraimasen)
Past negative, plain (kobihetsurawanakatta)
Past negative, polite (kobihetsuraimasendeshita)
Te-form (kobihetsuratte)
Potential (kobihetsuraeru)
Volitional (kobihetsuraou)
Conditional (―ba) (kobihetsuraeba)
Passive (kobihetsurawareru)
Causative (kobihetsurawaseru)
Imperative (kobihetsurae)

Kanji in this word

Example Sentences

The obsequious waiter is usually assigned the best table because he always curries favor with his manager and superiors.