褒美

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Chinese

to praise beautiful; beauty; America
trad. (褒美)
simp. #(褒美)

Pronunciation


Verb

褒美

  1. (literary) to reward and praise

Japanese

Kanji in this term
ほう
Grade: S

Grade: 3
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
襃美 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Noun

(ほう)() (hōbi

  1. reward as a form of praise, such as from a parent to a child

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN