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褒める

JLPT N4 · Vocabulary

褒める — “to praise, to compliment”

褒める (read ほめる) means to praise, to compliment. It appears on the JLPT N4 vocabulary list and is a verb.

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ほめる

Meaning

to praise, to compliment

褒める in a sentence

先生せんせいは私わたくしの作文さくぶんを褒めほめました。

The teacher praised my essay.

The kanji in 褒める

褒to praise

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