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寵

寵 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Meaning (Japanese)

  1. あがめる、
  2. いつくしむ、めぐむ、かわいがる。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Origin of the character

形声。「宀」+音符「龍」。「寵愛」を意味する漢語、｛寵｝を表す字。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

affection, love, patronage

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • チョウ
Kun (native)
  • めぐ(み)
  • めぐ(む)
Other languages
  • 拼音chong3
  • 한글chong
  • Hán-ViệtSủng

Basics

Strokes
19 strokes
Radical
寸(すん)
JIS level
Level 1
Unicode
U+5BF5

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱宀龍

Words using this kanji

  • 寵ちょうfavor, favour, affection
  • 寵児ちょうじ寵愛を受ける子。 時代にもてはやされる人。favorite child, favourite child, darling, favorite
  • 寵臣ちょうしん寵愛されている臣下、家来。 お気に入りの臣下、家来。favorite retainer, court favorite
  • 寵愛ちょうあいかわいがって愛すること。 かわいがって愛する。favor, favour, affection
  • 寵姫ちょうき君主の気に入りの。one's favorite mistress, one's favourite mistress
  • 寵幸ちょうこうfavor, favour, grace
  • 寵物ちょうもつpet (thing), favorite thing (toy, gadget, etc.)
  • 寵妃ちょうひfavourite concubine
  • 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
  • 寵愛昂じて尼にするちょうあいこうじてあまにするto love one's child too much for their own good
  • 寵愛昂じて尼になすちょうあいこうじてあまになすto love one's child too much for their own good

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

See all words containing this kanji(17 results)

Similar-looking kanji

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Lookup codes

SKIP
2-3-16
Four Corner
3021.1
Spahn–Hadamitzky
3m16.1
Heisig
2986
Nelson
1346