# 誉 — honour; praise

誉 means “honour; praise”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 13 strokes. On'yomi: ヨ (yo). Kun'yomi: ほま(れ) (homare). You'll see it in words such as 誉れ (homare, “honour; glory”).

- Meaning: honour; praise
- On'yomi: ヨ (yo)
- Kun'yomi: ほま(れ) (homare)
- Strokes: 13
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 1

## How to remember 誉

Parts: ⺍ sparkle · 八 eight; spreading legs · 言 say; words

## Words with 誉

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 誉れ | ほまれ (homare) | honour; glory |

## Don't confuse it with

[評](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/evaluate/)

## More in the “Feelings 1” set

[興](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/interest/) · [惑](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/bewilder/) · [喪](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mourning/) · [慎](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/be-discreet/) · [誉](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honour/) · [歓](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/delight/) · [騒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/noisy/) · [忠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/loyalty/) · [誠](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/sincerity/)

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From Moji Ninja (https://moji.ninja/), a free app for learning hiragana, katakana and the JLPT kanji from N5 to N1 with spaced repetition. Page: https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/honour/. Last updated 2026-11-01.