13 strokes
Jouyou kanji
Taught in 7th grade
JLPT exam level N1

reputation, praise, honor, glory

Kun'yomi
  • honor
  • to praise
On'yomi
Nanori
  • たか
  • たけ
  • ほまれ
  • ほめ
  • ほん

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

83.2%
める 8.7%
ほま 6.3%
ほまれ 1.8%

Character Breakdown

reputation, praise, honor
ヨ ほ.める ほま.れ (7th, N1)
thrive, prosper, flourish
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ や はっ (1st, N5)
say, word
い.う こと ゲン (2nd, N4)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)

Common Words

honor ②prestige ③honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
restoring one's impaired reputation
restoring one's impaired reputation
honor award (honor)
More Words...

References

Unicode hex code 8A89
JIS X 0208 1-45-32
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 4353
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 5602
Halpern, J. New Japanese-English Character Dictionary 2502
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3135
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha) 1608
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2193
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 1939
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2089
Gakken A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage 1357
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2010
O'Neill, P.G. Essential Kanji 1203
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 35498
Henshall, K. A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters 1874
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana 802
Spahn and Hadamitzky Kanji and Kana (2011 edition) 816
Hodges & Okazaki Japanese Kanji Flashcards 1754
Kask, A. Tuttle Kanji Cards 1668
Nishiguchi & Kono Kanji in Context 1713
Kodansha Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide 1654
Maniette, Y. Les Kanjis dans la tete 1958
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3n10.1
Four corner code 3260.1
De Roo Code 977