じょう

noun, adjectival noun or quasi-adjective

  1. being good at giving compliments, person who is good at giving compliments, charmer.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
 
じょう
褒め上手 ほめじょうず
 
 
じょう
ほめ上手 ほめじょうず

Contained Kanji Breakdown

praise, extol
ほ.める ホウ (9th, N1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
protect, guarantee, keep
ホ たも.つ ホウ (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
be amazed, disgusted, shocked
ぼ.ける あき.れる ホウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き モク こ- (1st, N5)
above, up
ジョウ うえ あ.げる (1st, N5)
divining, fortune-telling, divination or katakana to radical (no. 25)
ボク うらな.う うらない (Kentei Pre-1)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
hand
て シュ ズ (1st, N4)