誉
誉 — Reputation
reputation, praise, honor, glory
On’yomiヨ (yo)
Kun’yomiほまれ (homare)
Kun’yomiほめる (homeru)
Stroke order (13 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 誉
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 名誉 | めいよ meiyo | honor; honour; credit |
| 栄誉 | えいよ eiyo | honour; honor |
| 不名誉 | ふめいよ fumeiyo | dishonor; dishonour; disgrace |
| 名誉職 | めいよしょく meiyoshoku | honorary position |
| 誉れ | ほまれ homare | honour; honor; glory |
| 栄誉礼 | えいよれい eiyorei | salute from a guard of honor |
Study notes
誉 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #1064 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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