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漢字Kanji · in Human Body & People

恩: grace, kindness

Also: goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit

JLPT N110 strokesGrade 6Your ink: 白 Not met

心 carries the meaning · 因 gives the sound

10 strokes

One reading, and the words that use it

オンon · on'yomi · in compounds

  • 恩おんdebt of gratitude
  • 恩恵おんけいgrace, favor, blessing, benefit
  • 恩人おんじんbenefactor, patron
  • 恩義おんぎdebt of gratitude
  • 恩師おんしone's honored teacher
  • 恩返しおんがえしrepayment of a favor
  • 恩知らずおんしらずungrateful person
  • 謝恩会しゃおんかいthank-you party

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Where it comes from

Memory story · made up to help you remember

“The ancient character once looked like a beating heart with its arteries. Today, 心 represents the very center of who we are—the place where our feelings bloom, our thoughts grow, and our spirit resides.”
More in the 心 heart story
繋がり
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
因

Also built on cause (因)

The 因 family reads イン (in); 恩 is read オン.

心

Also built on heart (心)

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Also read オン

9 kanji share this on'yomi

Easy to confuse

The difference, side by side
恩 grace · 心
vs姻 matrimony · 女
恩 has 心 where 姻 has 女.
In ChineseSame character in simplified and traditional · ēn

Same form: 恩 is written the same way in mainland China (simplified) and in Taiwan and Hong Kong (traditional).

Simplified
恩 mainland China, Singapore
Traditional
恩 Taiwan, Hong Kong

Pinyin ēn most common reading

Forms and pinyin: Unicode Unihan database (Unicode License v3). Pinyin lists the most common reading, not every reading.

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