甘かん言げん

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Common wordFreq.FrequencyTop 100,000

Meanings

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noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

Refers to insincere, ingratiating speech intended to manipulate or gain favor. Often used in negative contexts.

いけ

ない

。

Don't be fooled by his sweet words.

甘かん言げんを弄ろうして人ひとを動うごかそうとする。

He tries to manipulate people with smooth talk.

〈人ひと〉の甘かん言げんに乗のるto be taken in by someone's sweet talk
彼かれは詐さ欺ぎ師しの甘かん言げんに乗のってしまった。
He fell for the con artist's sweet talk.
甘かん言げんを弄ろうするto resort to flattering, deceptive words
上じょう司しは部ぶ下かに甘かん言げんを弄ろうして仕し事ごとを押おし付つけた。
The boss used flattering words to push the work onto his subordinate.
甘かん言げんで〈人ひと〉をだますto deceive someone with sweet talk
その男おとこは甘かん言げんで老ろう人じんをだまして金かねを奪うばった。
The man deceived the old man with sweet talk and stole his money.

甘かん言げんは偶ぐう人じんを喜よろこばすsweet words only please a fool; flattery works on puppets and fools

お世せ辞じN2
お世辞 is polite social flattery that is often harmless, while 甘言 is calculated, manipulative sweet talk meant to deceive.
口くち車ぐるま
口車 is the colloquial image of being 'talked onto a cart' by smooth talk, whereas 甘言 is the more formal noun for the flattering words themselves.
おだて
おだて is casual praise used to flatter someone into action, while 甘言 carries a stronger sense of deliberate, self-serving deception.
追つい従しょう
追従 refers to obsequious flattery aimed at currying favor with a superior, while 甘言 focuses on the sweet-sounding words themselves used to manipulate.
美び辞じ麗れい句く
甘言 refers to sweet-sounding flattery meant to persuade, while 美辞麗句 refers more broadly to elaborate, showy phrasing that sounds impressive but is hollow.

苦く言げん
苦言 is harsh but honest advice meant to help, the opposite of 甘言's flattering, self-serving sweet talk.

甘あま口くちN1
甘口 describes a mild or sweet taste (or a mildly flattering manner), whereas 甘言 specifically means deceptive flattering speech.

Compound of 甘 (sweet) and 言 (words). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the meaning is transparent from the kanji.