けん

noun

  1. favor, patronage, being partial to, paying special attention to.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
けん
眷顧 けんこ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

look around, regard affectionately
ケン かえり.みる (Kentei 1)
two, two radical (no. 7)
ニ ふた ふだ (1st, N5)
person
ひと ニン ジン (1st, N5)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
look back, review, examine oneself
コ かえり.みる たか (8th, N1)
employ, hire
やと.う コ (8th, N2)
door, counter for houses, door radical (no. 63)
と コ へ (2nd, N2)
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
corpse, remains, flag radical (no. 44)
シ かたしろ (Kentei 1)
bird, old bird radical (no. 172)
サイ スイ とり (Kentei 1)
human radical (no. 9)
lord, chief, master
シュ あるじ ぬし (3rd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
king, rule, magnate
オウ -ノウ おお (1st, N3)
page, leaf
ケツ ぺえじ おおがい (Kentei Pre-1)
neck(首) variant
oneself
ジ みずか.ら おの.ずから (2nd, N4)
eye, class, look
め モク ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)