Readings

Kana: ホウ、ほ.める
Romaji: hou, ho.meru
Kana
Romaji

Meanings

praise, extol

Stroke Diagram

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Kanji Info

Stroke Count:  15
Radical Number:  8
Frequency:  2073
Grade:  8
Skip Pattern:  2-2-13
Korean Reading:  po
Chinese Reading:  bao1
Unicode:  8912
JIS:  4B2B

Indexes

Halpern Index: 2144
Nelson Index: 331

Words

褒める (ほめる)
to praise; to admire; to speak well
紫綬褒章 (しじゅほうしょう)
Medal with Purple Ribbon
褒賞 (ほうしょう)
medal (of merit); prize; reward
褒め殺す (ほめごろす)
to compliment and criticize lavishly (criticise)
褒め上げる (ほめあげる)
to praise to the skies; extol
褒章 (ほうしょう)
medal of honour; medal of merit
褒美 (ほうび)
reward; prize
褒め立てる (ほめたてる)
to praise; to extol; to applaud
褒め称える (ほめたたえる)
to admire; to praise; to applaud
褒め奉る (ほめまつる)
to praise; to render homage to
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