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恩

grace
Stroke count: 10

Readings

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JLPT level: N1JōyōGrade 5

Meanings

  1. graceRtK
  2. benefit
  3. blessing
  4. favor
  5. goodness
  6. kindness
  7. mercy

Popular Usage

恩恵

Radicals and components

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Mnemonic (RtK)

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cause · pent in (囗) · large (大) · St. Bernard (犬) · heart (心)

From "Remembering the Kanji" by James Heisig · Frame 652

Compound words

恩恵おんけい
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
恩給おんきゅう
pension (esp. public servant's); a lord giving a land holding to a vassal
恩師おんし
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
恩賜おんし
Imperial gift
恩赦おんしゃ
amnesty; pardon
恩人おんじん
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
恩返しおんがえし
paying back a favour; repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
恩知らずおんしらず
ungrateful
恩愛おんあい
kindness and affection
恩誼おんぎ
obligation
恩顧おんこ
favour
恩倖おんこう
the emperor's personal favour
恩借おんしゃく
loan
恩讐おんしゅう
love and hate
恩賞おんしょう
reward
恩情おんじょう
compassion
恩沢おんたく
favour
恩寵おんちょう
grace
恩典おんてん
favour
恩命おんめい
gracious command or words
恩讎おんしゅう
love and hate
恩賚みたまのふゆ
divine grace
旧恩きゅうおん
old favors
厚恩こうおん
great favor

Additional Examples

彼は私の命を助けてくれたので非常に恩がある。
I owe him a great deal because he saved my life.tatoeba
彼は私の命の恩人だ。
I owe him my life.tatoeba
彼は恩師にまったく感謝していなかった。
He was far from thankful to his former teacher.tatoeba
彼に深い恩義がある。
I am deeply in debt to him.tatoeba
成政も信長の実力主義の恩恵を受けた一人である。
Narimasa was one of the vassals who benefited from meritocracy of Nobunaga.wiki
これが実現して200町歩もの農地が恩恵を受ける。
This proposal was executed and 200 chobu (hectares) of agricultural land benefited from his project.wiki

Stroke Order

10 strokes

Practice Writing

Practice Writing 恩

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