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恩 — 10 strokes ／ Radical「心」

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5Elementary year 6 ／ 10 strokes ／ Radical「心」
On
オンおん · on
Kun
—
Meaning
kindness received; debt of gratitude

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

因 "something to rely on" over 心 "heart"; support given with the heart — hence "kindness, gratitude."

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onオンおんon恩情おんじょう恩人おんじん謝恩しゃおん

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 恩人おんじん

    benefactor

  • 恩返しおんがえし

    repaying a kindness

More words with this kanji

  • 恩恵おんけい
  • 恩赦おんしゃ
  • 恩賜おんし
  • 渥恩あくおん
  • 恩讐おんしゅう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

先生(せんせい)の恩(おん)を忘(わす)れない。

I will not forget my teacher's kindness.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

恩人恩返し恩人person返return忘to for…忠loyalt…憲consti…心heart必certai…吽un苑garden怨grudge音sound喑silent
CompoundRadicalReading

Compound

Map of radical 心Map of reading オンAll maps

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