漢字Kanji · in Textiles, Plants & Food
褒: praise, extol
JLPT N115 strokesSecondary schoolYour ink: 白 Not met
衣 carries the meaning · 保 gives the sound
15 strokes
Two readings, and the words that use each
ホウhou · on'yomi · in compounds
- 褒美ほうびreward; prize
- ご褒美ごほうびreward; prize
- 褒賞ほうしょうprize; award; reward
- 褒章ほうしょうmedal of honour; medal of merit
ほめるhomeru · kun'yomi · on its own
- 褒めるほめるto praise; to commend; to compliment
Words: JMdict, EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0.
成り立ち
Where it comes from
Memory story · made up to help you remember
“Dress for the occasion! This radical represents the protective layers we wear and the social identity that fine clothing provides.”
繋がり
Connections
Ink shades, lightest to darkest: 白 Not met, 淡 Met, 中 Learning, 濃 Familiar, 印 Mastered
In ChineseSimplified, as in Japanese · traditional 襃 · bāo
Japan uses the same simplified form as mainland China, 褒. Taiwan and Hong Kong write 襃.
- Simplified
- 褒 mainland China, Singapore
- Traditional
- 襃 Taiwan, Hong Kong
Pinyin bāo 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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