noun
currying favor; fawning; flattery
Rare, literary noun for sycophantic behavior or insincere flattery to gain advantage. Modern Japanese more often uses ご機嫌取り, おべっか, or 追従.
彼の言動は単なる諂媚に過ぎない。
His words and actions are nothing more than currying favor.
Common noun for flattery or sycophancy; often used in the phrase 追従を言う.
From Chinese 諂媚 (chǎnmèi). The exact historical derivation in Japanese is uncertain; the word is a rare literary borrowing.