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Kanji Detail for 寵 - "favor, cherish, pet"

寵

  • Meaning

    寵 means "favor, cherish, pet."

    1. Favor - Special affection; grace.

    2. Cherish - To love dearly; to hold precious.

    3. Pet - A favorite person; one who is pampered.

  • Four-character idioms with 寵

    • 寵愛一身 ちょうあいいっしん Listen standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady

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    • Verified meaning: favor, cherish, pet
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read ちょう)

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 寵

    Given names 寵(ちょう)Listen

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  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    affection; love; patronage

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    favorite, concubine; favor

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to love; to pamper; to spoil; to favor

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to love; to favor, to pamper, to spoil; concubine

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Love; honor. Such as 寵辱不驚, meaning not being affected by external honor or disgrace. | Colloquially, concubines are called 寵. Such as 內寵, 納寵.

  • Onyomi

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    choh(チョウ) チョウ

  • Kunyomi

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    megu.mi(めぐ-み) めぐ-み

    megu.mu(めぐ-む) めぐ-む

  • Strokes

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    19 strokes

  • Radical

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    宀 (ukammuri)

  • Related Keywords

    favor cherish pet bestow pamper adore spoil dote indulge love affection devotion grace coddle caress special precious

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