Japanese dictionary

Dictionary: “愛想を振り撒く”

愛想を振り撒く

あいそをふりまく

to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant

Example sentence

The candidates are out kissing babies and pumping hands.

Kanji details

Kun/On information

愛
On
あい
Kun
いと.しい;かな.しい;め.でる;お.しむ;まな
Stroke count
13

・love

・affection

・favourite

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想
On
そう;そ
Kun
おも.う
Stroke count
13

・concept

・think

・idea

・thought

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振
On
しん
Kun
ふ.る;ぶ.る;ふ.り;-ぶ.り;ふ.るう
Stroke count
10

・shake

・wave

・wag

・swing

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撒
On
さん;さつ
Kun
ま.く
Stroke count
15

・scatter

・sprinkle

・give them the slip

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