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甘言

Reading

Kana: かんげん
Romaji: kangen
Kana
Romaji

Definition

1

cajolery

Kanji

Readings: カン、 あま.い、 あま.える、 あま.やかす、 うま.い
Meanings: sweet, coax, pamper, be content, sugary
Readings: ゲン、 ゴン、 い.う、 こと
Meanings: say, word

Example Sentences

あやうく(ぼう)業者(ぎょうしゃ)甘言(かんげん)(だま)され、大損(おおそん)するところでした。
➥I was almost deceived by a certain trader's sweet words into making a huge loss.
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このメルマガは、昨今(さっこん)語学(ごがく)産業界(さんぎょうかい)甘言(かんげん)(おど)らされることなく、文法(ぶんぽう)解釈(かいしゃく)という古典的(こてんてき)学習法(がくしゅうほう)こそ王道(おうどう)(しん)じて(うたが)わない(ほう)のためのメルマガです。
➥This e-zine is for those who, unswayed by the cajolery of the modern language industry, firmly trust that the traditional learning method of grammatical analysis is the way to go.
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