What does 褒める mean in Japanese?

褒める (ほめる) means "to praise" in Japanese.

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Q: How do you use 褒める in a sentence?

先生は生徒を褒めるのが上手です。 (せんせいはせいとをほめるのがじょうずです。) — The teacher is good at praising students.

Kana: ほめる

to praise

⛩️ Japanese Level 2 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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先生は生徒を褒めるのが上手です。

せんせいはせいとをほめるのがじょうずです。

The teacher is good at praising students.

What 褒める means

褒める (ほめる) is a Japanese word meaning “to praise”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at Level 2, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Japanese.

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Level 2

運転するうんてんする to drive 見えるみえる to see; to be visible させるさせる to let; to make (someone do) 答えるこたえる to answer 笑うわらう to laugh; to smile 探すさがす to look for 準備するじゅんびする to prepare 手伝うてつだう to help 送るおくる to send; to see off 思うおもう to think; to feel 紹介するしょうかいする to introduce 運ぶはこぶ to move; to carry

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