Entry
  1. Noun or verb acting prenominally

    praiseworthy; commendable; laudable

    Usually written using kana alonesee 誉む

Also written 褒むべき【ほむべき】

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Characters in this word

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Strokes: KanjiVG, CC BY-SA 3.0

reputation, praise, honor, glory

Kun
ほま.れ、ほ.める
On
Strokes
13
Taught
Junior high
JLPT
N1
Frequency
1064 of 2500
Radical
speech
WaniKani
Level 40

Built from

Used in names as

え、たか、たけ、ほまれ、ほめ、ほん

Dictionary and index codes (30)
CodeReference
2-4-9, 2-3-10, 2-6-7SKIP code
3n10.1The Kanji Dictionary
3260.1, 9060.1Four corner code
977deroo
8a89Unicode hex code
1-45-32JIS X 0208-1997 kuten code
4353Classic Nelson (Andrew Nelson)
5602New Nelson (John Haig)
2502New Japanese-English Character Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
3135Kodansha Kanji Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
1608Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary (Jack Halpern)
2193Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary, 2nd Edition (Jack Halpern)
1939Remembering The Kanji (James Heisig)
2089Remembering The Kanji, 6th edition (James Heisig)
1357A New Dictionary of Kanji Usage
2010Japanese Names (P.G. O’Neill)
1203Essential Kanji (P.G. O’Neill)
35498Morohashi
1874A Guide To Remembering Japanese Characters (Kenneth G. Henshall)
802Kanji and Kana (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
816Kanji and Kana, 2nd Edition (Spahn and Hadamitzky)
1754Japanese Kanji Flashcards (Max Hodges and Tomoko Okazaki)
1668Tuttle Kanji Cards (Alexander Kask)
1713Kanji in Context (Nishiguchi and Kono)
1654Kodansha Compact Kanji Guide
1958Les Kanjis dans la tête (Yves Maniette)
yu4Pinyin reading
yeKorean reading
n1JLPT level (KANJIDIC2)
40WaniKani level