ほ
褒
　
め
ごろ
殺
　
し

noun

  1. mockery by means of excessive praise, damning with lavish praise, backhanded compliment.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほ
褒
　
め
ごろ
殺
　
し
 褒め殺し ほめごろし
　
ほ
　
め
ごろ
殺
　
し
 ほめ殺し ほめごろし
ほ
誉
　
め
ごろ
殺
　
し
 誉め殺し ほめごろし
　
ホ
　
メ
ごろ
殺
　
し
 ホメ殺し ホメごろし

Contained Kanji Breakdown

praise, extol
ほ.める　ホウ (Early High School, 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)
kill, murder, butcher
ころ.す　サツ　あや.める (5th, N3)
kill, slaughter, murder
mow, cut grass, subdue
ガイ　ゲ　おさ.める (Kentei 1)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
pike, windy-again radical (no. 79)
シュ　また　ほこ (Kentei 1)
table, table enclosure, table or windy radical (no. 16)
キ　きにょう (Kentei 1)
or again, furthermore, on the other hand
また　ユウ　やす (Late Jr. High, N1)