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褒 — 15 strokes ／ Radical「衣」

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準2High school level ／ 15 strokes ／ Radical「衣」
On
ホウほう · hō
Kun
ほ.めるho.meru
Meaning
praise; commend

STROKE ORDER

Stroke order

ORIGIN

Origin

Clothing plus wrapping generously: to enfold someone in approval — to praise.

OFFICIAL READINGS

Readings and examples

Onホウほうhō褒章ほうしょう褒美ほうび過褒かほう
Kunほめるhomeru褒めるほめる

Readings and example words from the official Jōyō kanji table.

COMPOUNDS

Compounds

  • 褒美ほうび

    reward

  • 褒章ほうしょう

    medal of honour

More words with this kanji

  • 藍綬褒章らんじゅほうしょう

EXAMPLE

Example

A sentence using this kanji

先生(せんせい)が生徒(せいと)の努力(どりょく)を褒(ほ)めた。

The teacher praised the student’s effort.

Nearby characters

The line style shows how they connect

褒章褒美褒章chapte…美beauti…衷inmost…衣clothi…表surfac…衾a quil…衰declin…泡bubble俸stipen…棚shelf匚box ra…方direct…
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Compound

Map of radical 衣Map of reading ホウAll maps

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