Meaning of 宥め賺す(なだめすかす) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 宥め賺す, 宥めすかす

Kana Reading なだめすかす

Romaji nadamesukasu

Parts of speech

Godan verb with `su' ending, transitive verb

Meaning

to soothe and humor (humour); to coax

Examples of 宥め賺す, 宥めすかす, なだめすかす in a sentence

彼女は嫌がる子供を宥め賺して歯医者に連れて行った。

She coaxed and wheedled her unwilling child into going to the dentist with her.
彼女は彼を宥めすかして機嫌を直させた。

She blandished him out of his black mood.
音楽は野蛮人の胸をなだめすかす魅力がある。

Music has charms to soothe a savage breast.

Related Kanji

宥 JLPT 1

9 strokes

soothe, calm, pacify

On'Yomi: ユウ

Kun'Yomi: なだ.める, ゆる.す

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賺

17 strokes

coax

On'Yomi: タン, レン

Kun'Yomi: すか.す

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