This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

Readings

Kana: チョウ、めぐ.み、めぐ.む
Romaji: chō, megu.mi, megu.mu
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

affection, love, patronage

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  19
Radical Number:  40
Frequency: 
Grade:  9
Skip Pattern:  2-3-16
Korean Reading:  chong
Chinese Reading:  chong3
Unicode:  5bf5
JIS:  437E

Indexes

Nelson Index: 1346
New Nelson Index: 1370
Spahn Hadamitzky Index: 3m16.1
Four Corner Index: 3021.1
Japanese Names Index: 2893
Daikanwanjiten Index: 7368
Daikanwanjiten Index and Page: 3.1111
Remembering the kanji Index: 2982
2013 Kanji Learners Index: 2113
Remembering the Kanji 6th Index: 2986
Kodansha Kanji Index: 3029

Words

(ちょう)
favor; favour; affection
恩寵 (おんちょう)
grace; favour; favor
恩寵を享ける (おんちょうをうける)
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
寵愛一身 (ちょうあいいっしん)
standing highest in one's master's favor; monopolizing the affection (favor) of the lord; being the lord's favorite lady
寵児 (ちょうじ)
favorite child; favourite child
寵愛 (ちょうあい)
favor; favour; affection
寵臣 (ちょうしん)
favored retainer; favoured retainer
君寵 (くんちょう)
the favor of one's ruler (favour)
寵幸 (ちょうこう)
favor; favour; grace
寵姫 (ちょうき)
one's favorite mistress; one's favourite mistress
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