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胡麻

Reading

Kana: ごま
Romaji: goma
Kana
Romaji

Definition

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sesame (seeds)

Note: word usually written using kana alone

Kanji

Readings: ウ、 コ、 ゴ、 なんぞ
Meanings: barbarian, foreign
Readings: マ、 マア、 あさ
Meanings: hemp, flax, numb

Example Sentences

(かれ)は、ゴマすりだ。
➥He is an apple-polisher.
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あいつ、上司(じょうし)胡麻(ごま)()ってやがる。
➥He is buttering up to his boss.
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(かれ)(あたら)しいパソコンを自分(じぶん)のオフィスに()れてもらうことを期待(きたい)して、いつも社長(しゃちょう)にごまをすっている。
➥He's always playing up to the boss, in hopes of getting a new PC in his office.
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ボブは本当(ほんとう)にごますりだ。
➥Bob is really a brown noser.
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(かれ)はいろいろゴマをすったが、無駄(むだ)だった。
➥He has apple-polished in vain.
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