佞ねい

noun

flattery; insincerity

Archaic noun for flattery or insincere speech; not used in modern everyday Japanese. Found in classical texts or fixed expressions.

• 古こ典てんでは「佞ねい」はへつらいや不ふ誠せい実じつを意い味みする。

  In classical texts, 佞 means flattery or insincerity.