Entry
  1. Noun

    obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

    あなたには病気の時助けてもらった恩義がある。
    I feel indebted to you for your help during my illness.

Also written 恩誼【おんぎ】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

grace, kindness, goodness, favor, mercy, blessing, benefit

On
オン
Strokes
10
Taught
Grade 6
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1418 of 2500
Radical
heart
WaniKani
Level 32

Built from

Used in names as

めぐみ

Dictionary and index codes (32)
CodeReference
2-6-4SKIP code
4k6.23The Kanji Dictionary
6033.0Four corner code
1458deroo
6069Unicode hex code
1-18-24JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
1684Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
1851New Nelson (John Haig)
2655New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3289Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1700Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2311Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
606Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
652Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1353A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1225Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
668Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
10591Morohashi
624A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
555Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
564Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
558sakade
1294Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
654henshall3
709Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
757Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
779Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
613Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
en1Pinyin reading
eunKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
32WaniKani level
Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

righteousness, justice, morality, honor, loyalty, meaning

On
Strokes
13
Taught
Grade 5
JLPT
N1
Frequency
415 of 2500
Radical
sheep
WaniKani
Level 21

Built from

Used in names as

ただしちかのりよし

Dictionary and index codes (33)
CodeReference
2-3-10, 2-2-11, 2-6-7SKIP code
2o11.3The Kanji Dictionary
8055.3Four corner code
959deroo
7fa9Unicode hex code
1-21-33JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
3668Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
4668New Nelson (John Haig)
2338New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2948Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1514Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2052Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
641Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
691Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
287A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
1975Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
244Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
28504Morohashi
645A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
291Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
291Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
580sakade
1658Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
674henshall3
771Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
62crowley
493Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1568Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
648Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yi4Pinyin reading
euiKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
21WaniKani level