かん
甘
げん
言
　
は
ぐう
偶
じん
人
　
を
よろこ
喜
　
ば
　
す

expression, Godan verb

Proverb.
  1. sweet words only please a fool, flattery works on puppets and fools.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
かん
甘
げん
言
　
は
ぐう
偶
じん
人
　
を
よろこ
喜
　
ば
　
す
 甘言は偶人を喜ばす かんげんはぐうじんをよろこばす

Contained Kanji Breakdown

sweet, coax, pamper
あま.い　カン　うま.い (7th, N2)
twenty
にじゅう　ジュウ　ニュウ (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
say, word
い.う　こと　ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
accidentally, even number, couple
グウ　たま (8th, N3)
human radical (no. 9)
long-tailed monkey
グ　グウ　おながざる (Kentei 1)
day, sun, Japan
ひ　にっ　ニチ (1st, N5)
rump, footprint radical (no. 114)
ジュウ　ニュ　あしあと
upside-down box radical (no. 13)
キョウ　ケイ (Kentei 1)
I, myself, katakana mu radical (no. 28)
シ　ボウ　ム (Kentei 1)
person
ひと　ニン　ジン (1st, N5)
rejoice, take pleasure in
よろこ.ぶ　キ　よし (4th, N3)
drum, surname
シュ　チュ　たてる
ten
ジュウ　ジッ　ジュッ (1st, N5)
beans, pea, midget
まめ　トウ　ズ (3rd, N1)
delicious(旨) variant
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ　いっ　ひと- (1st, N5)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide