偏愛

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See also: 偏爱

Chinese

one-sided; to lean; to slant
one-sided; to lean; to slant; prejudiced; inclined to one side
 
to love; affection; to be fond of
to love; affection; to be fond of; to like
 
trad. (偏愛)
simp. (偏爱)

Pronunciation


Verb

偏愛

  1. to be partial to; to favour; to show favouritism to; to prefer; to have a preference for

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
へん
Grade: S
あい
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

(へん)(あい) (hen'ai

  1. prejudicial treatment, favoritism

Verb

(へん)(あい)する (hen'ai surusuru (stem (へん)(あい) (hen'ai shi), past (へん)(あい)した (hen'ai shita))

  1. to show prejudicial treatment, to display favoritism

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN