お世辞 (Oseji) is a Japanese noun meaning “flattery, compliment”.
Meanings
- nounflattery; compliment
Examples
お世辞とはうそのこと。
Complimenting is lying.
彼は私にお世辞を言った。
He paid me a compliment.
お世辞を言っても無駄だ。
There is nothing to be gained by flattery.
Sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR).