# 恩 — kindness; favour

恩 means “kindness; favour”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. On'yomi: オン (on). It has no common kun'yomi. You'll see it in words such as 恩 (on, “favour; obligation”).

- Meaning: kindness; favour
- On'yomi: オン (on)
- Kun'yomi: —
- Strokes: 10
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Feelings 3

## How to remember 恩

Parts: 因 cause · 心 heart

## Words with 恩

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 恩 | おん (on) | favour; obligation |

## Don't confuse it with

[姻](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/marry-into/) · [咽](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/pharynx/)

## More in the “Feelings 3” set

[朗](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/melodious/) · [寛](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/lenient/) · [貞](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/upright/) · [恩](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/kindness/) · [狂](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/crazed/) · [悔](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/regret/) · [惨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/wretched/) · [懐](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/nostalgic/) · [奮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/stirred-up/)

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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/kindness/. Last updated 2026-11-01.