# 褒 — praise

褒 means “praise”. It is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 15 strokes. On'yomi: ホウ (hou). Kun'yomi: ほ(める) (homeru). You'll see it in words such as 褒める (homeru, “to praise; to commend”).

- Meaning: praise
- On'yomi: ホウ (hou)
- Kun'yomi: ほ(める) (homeru)
- Strokes: 15
- Level: JLPT N1 · set Words & language 5

## How to remember 褒

Parts: 衣 garment · 保 preserve

## Words with 褒

| Word | Reading | Meaning |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 褒める | ほめる (homeru) | to praise; to commend |

## Don't confuse it with

[景](https://moji.ninja/n3-kanji/scenery/)

## More in the “Words & language 5” set

[侮](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/mock/) · [褒](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/praise/) · [斥](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/repel/) · [挨](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/greeting-first-half/) · [謄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/copy-out/) · [抄](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/excerpt/) · [訃](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/news-of-a-death/) · [罵](https://moji.ninja/n1-kanji/abuse-verbally/)

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