N11883/3019

やかす

irregular okuriganagodan verbgodan verb (archaic)verb (generic)transitive verb

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Meanings

  • to banter, to make fun of, to jeer at
  • to cool, to refrigerate
  • to window-shop, to look at without buying

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Example sentences

友達ともだちあたらしい彼女かのじょのことをやかすので、すこずかしかった。

My friends teased me about my new girlfriend, so I was a little embarrassed.

かれかる気持きもちでみせやかしていたが、結局けっきょくなにわなかった。

He was just browsing the store without any intention of buying, and in the end bought nothing.

同僚どうりょう昇進しょうしんのことをやかされて、まんざらでもない様子ようすだった。

He was teased by his colleagues about his promotion, but he didn't seem to mind at all.

他人たにんやかすような言動げんどうは、職場しょくば雰囲気ふんいき悪化あっかさせるおそれがある。

Words and actions that mock others can risk worsening the atmosphere in the workplace.

おさなころあにきなのことをやかされるたびにかおあかくなったものだ。

When I was young, every time my older brother teased me about the girl I liked, my face would turn red.