Entry
  1. Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verb

    favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

    Usually written using kana aloneYojijukugo (four character compound)

    あの先生には女子学生をえこひいきする傾向がある。
    That teacher tends to be partial to female students.

Also written えこ贔屓【えこひいき】

Pitch on OJAD

Characters in this word

4
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reliant, depend on, consequently, therefore, due to

Kun
よ.る
On
Strokes
8
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N2
Frequency
906 of 2500
Radical
person
WaniKani
Level 36

Built from

Used in names as

より

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
1-2-6SKIP code
2a6.1The Kanji Dictionary
2023.2Four corner code
2165deroo
4f9dUnicode hex code
1-16-45JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
426Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
191New Nelson (John Haig)
84New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
93Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
61Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
65Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
971Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
1045Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1177A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
780Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1135Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
607Morohashi
1001A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
678Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
691Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
316Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1148Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
890Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
85Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
980Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi1Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n2JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
36WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

depend, rely on, father

Kun
たの.む
On
Strokes
8
Radical
heart

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (9)
CodeReference
1-3-5SKIP code
4k5.12The Kanji Dictionary
9406.0Four corner code
6019Unicode hex code
1-55-64JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1806New Nelson (John Haig)
10454Morohashi
hu4Pinyin reading
hoKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

strength, power

On
Strokes
21
Radical
shell

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
2-5-16SKIP code
7b14.2The Kanji Dictionary
6088.6Four corner code
8d14Unicode hex code
1-76-61JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4530Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5836New Nelson (John Haig)
36963Morohashi
bi4Pinyin reading
biKorean reading
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

exerting strength

On
Strokes
10
Radical
corpse

Built from

Dictionary and index codes (10)
CodeReference
3-3-7SKIP code
3r7.1The Kanji Dictionary
7728.6Four corner code
5c53Unicode hex code
1-53-94JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1394Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1423New Nelson (John Haig)
7713Morohashi
xi4Pinyin reading
heuiKorean reading