褒
褒 — Praise
praise, extol
On’yomiホウ (hou)
Kun’yomiほめる (homeru)
Stroke order (15 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 褒
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 褒美 | ほうび houbi | reward; prize |
| 褒める | ほめる homeru | to praise; to commend; to compliment |
| ご褒美 | ごほうび gohoubi | reward; prize; treat |
| 紫綬褒章 | しじゅほうしょう shijuhoushou | Medal of Honor with Purple Ribbon (awarded for scholarly or artistic achievement) |
| 褒賞 | ほうしょう houshou | prize; award; reward |
| 褒章 | ほうしょう houshou | medal of honour; medal of merit |
Study notes
褒 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #2073 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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