おだてる

• 読み: おだてる
• ローマ字: odateru
• 発音: /o.da.te.ɾɯ/

意味

To flatter; to butter up; to sweet-talk. To praise someone excessively to manipulate or please them.

A Group 2 (ichidan) transitive verb meaning to shower someone with excessive praise, often with an ulterior motive. The kanji form 煽てる exists but hiragana is standard. Related to the well-known proverb 豚もおだてりゃ木に登る (even a pig will climb a tree if flattered enough). Can be used both critically and humorously.

例文

1. 子供をおだてて勉強させようとした。
2. おだてられると調子に乗ってしまう性格だ。
3. 部下をおだてるのがうまい上司だ。

使い方ガイド

場面: interpersonal dynamics, workplace, humour

トーン: playful

起源と歴史

Related to 煽る (to fan, to stir up). The idea is of fanning someone's ego or excitement, inflating their sense of self-importance through flattery.

文化的背景

時代: Edo period

世代: All ages

社会的背景: Universal