お人好し(おひとよし)
JLPT N1 · noun
Pitch accent: heiban (flat) — starts low, then stays high with no drop
Meaning: good-natured/naive
Example sentences
- お人好しで、つい引き受けてしまう。 — He's such a soft touch that he ends up agreeing to it.
- お人好しにつけ込まれないよう注意する。 — Be careful not to let your kindness be taken advantage of.
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- Example sentences from Japanese novels & web fiction (Massif)
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