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Kanji Detail for 誉 - "to praise, good reputation"

誉

  • Meaning

    誉 means "to praise, good reputation." Also associated with to enjoy.

    1. To praise - To honor; to extol.

    2. Good reputation - Fame; renown.

    3. To enjoy - To take pleasure.

  • Words using 誉

    • 名誉 めいよ Listen honor; honour; credit
    • 栄誉 えいよ Listen honour; honor

  • Four-character idioms with 誉

    • 名誉挽回 めいよばんかい Listen restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
    • 毀誉褒貶 きよほうへん Listen praise and censure; public criticisms

  • Origin of 誉

    言, words, beneath 與, which lends the reading yo: a good name, spoken. Honour as what is said of you.

    How to remember it: Voices 言 lifted together 與 — the good name a crowd grants you: honour.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: to praise, good reputation
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read たか, たかし, たかしげ, ただし)
    • Also carries these associations: to enjoy

    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 誉

    Given names 誉(たかし)Listen 誉(たかしげ)Listen 誉(ただし)Listen 誉(ほまれ)Listen 誉(ほまれい)Listen

    Surnames 誉(たか)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    reputation; praise; honor; glory

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    fame, reputation; praise

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to praise; to acclaim; reputation

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    fame, reputation; to praise

  • Onyomi

    tip

    yo(ヨ) ヨ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    ho.mare(ほま-れ) ほま-れ

    ho.meru(ほ-める) ほ-める

  • Strokes

    tip

    13 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    言 (gen・gomben・kotoba)

  • Related Keywords

    to praise good reputation to enjoy acclaim honor glory accolade admiration commendation distinction eminence fame prestige recognition renown respect tribute

Sentences including 誉

  • No matter what he may do , he will be praised.

  • Why do american parents praise their children?

  • He is an honor to his family.

  • She is an honor to our college.

  • I cannot but admire him.

  • I cannot praise her enough.

  • She is always fishing for compliments.

  • He always speaks well of her.

  • She is a credit to her class.

  • She is an honor to our school.

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