令色
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 令 | 色 |
| れい Grade: 4 |
しょく Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
Etymology
From the Analects of Confucius. Analysis: 令 (rei, “good, nice, lovely”) + 色 (shoku, “look, expression”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
- assuming deliberately nice and courteous looks in order to curry favor with someone; wearing a sycophantic expression
- 巧言令色鮮し仁
- Kōgen reishoku sukunashi jin
- Honey words and flattering looks mean scarce benevolence in those who use them.
- 巧言令色鮮し仁
References
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 令 read as れい
- Japanese terms spelled with 色 read as しょく
- Japanese terms read with kan'on
- Japanese lemmas
- Japanese nouns
- Japanese terms spelled with fourth grade kanji
- Japanese terms spelled with second grade kanji
- Japanese terms written with two Han script characters
- Japanese terms with usage examples