Meaning of 持て成し(もてなし) in Japanese

Reading and JLPT level 持て成し, 持てなし

Kana Reading もてなし

Romaji motenashi

Examples of 持て成し, 持てなし, もてなし in a sentence

彼女は我々のもてなしをいいことに、一銭も払わずに丸一ヶ月滞在した。

She took advantage of our hospitality and stayed a whole month without paying us anything.
贈り物は普通親切なもてなしのお返しになされる。

A present is usually given in return for one's hospitality.
招かれた人は皆、彼女のもてなしに心を打たれた。

All the guests were touched by her hospitality.
私は彼女の親切なもてなしに感謝した。

I thanked her for her kind hospitality.
私は彼女のもてなしのお返しにバラの花束を贈った。

I gave a bunch of roses to her in return for her hospitality.
私はその家族の親切なもてなしを受けた。

I received the hospitality of the family.

持 JLPT 4

9 strokes

hold, have

On'Yomi: ジ

Kun'Yomi: も.つ, -も.ち, も.てる

成 JLPT 3

6 strokes

turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach

On'Yomi: セイ, ジョウ

Kun'Yomi: な.る, な.す, -な.す