佞 — kanji meaning “flattery”
佞
flattery, insincerity
- Meanings
- flattery, insincerity
- On'yomi
- ネイ (nei)
- Kun'yomi
- おもね.る、よこしま
- Strokes
- 7
- Classical radical
- 9
- Chinese reading
- nìng — Chinese character page
Words with 佞
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 佞臣 | ねいしん neishin | crafty courtier; traitor |
| 佞悪 | ねいあく neiaku | perverseness; perverse person |
| 佞者 | ねいしゃ neisha | smooth talker; crafty person |
| 佞人 | ねいじん neijin | flatterer; smooth talker; crafty person |
| 佞智 | ねいち neichi | craftiness |
| 佞弁 | ねいべん neiben | flattery; cajolery; adulation |
| 佞姦 | ねいかん neikan | treacherous; wicked; perverse |
| 便佞 | べんねい bennei | flattery; adulation |
| 奸佞邪知 | かんねいじゃち kanneijachi | wiles and cunning; craftiness and treachery |
| 阿諛便佞 | あゆべんねい ayubennei | flattery; adulation; sycophancy |
| 佞武多 | ねぶた nebuta | Nebuta; nighttime festival in Tōhoku (esp. Aomori) |
| 佞む | かだむ kadamu | to deceive; to fool; to lie |
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