にべ

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べ

Meanings

1

isinglass; fish glue

rare termusually written using kana alone

A gelatinous glue made from fish entrails, especially from the swim bladder. Rare term; usually written in kana.

See also: 膠 (にかわ)

にべは魚さかなの浮うき袋ぶくろから作つくられる膠にかわです。
Nibe is a glue made from fish swim bladders.

2

amiability; friendliness; flattery

usually written using kana alone

Used almost exclusively in the negative expressions にべもない or にべもなく, meaning 'bluntly', 'curtly', or 'without any pleasantries'.

See also: にべもない

彼かれはにべもなく断ことわった。
He refused bluntly, without any pleasantries.
にべもない返へん事じだった。
It was a curt reply.