Keyword
honor
Info
FrequencyTop 1600-1700
Type
Jōyō 
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Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel 4
Heisig2089
Old form
Readings
(75%)
(18%)
ほま
(6%)
Composed of
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Used in vocabulary (49 in total)
honor; honour; credit; prestige
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
honour; honor
Examples (35 in total)
The more danger, the more honor.
You must choose between honor and death.
They fought for the honor of their country.
I would choose honor before money.
I felt that my honor was at stake.
It is a great honor to be invited.
The teacher praised the boy for his honesty.
Praising children is an important thing.
No matter what he may do, he will be praised.
His painting wasn't particularly good, so no one praised him for it.
He praised the girl for her honesty.
He praised the pupil for his honesty.
Nobody ever praises him.
The boss praised you for your good work.
I cannot but admire him.
Everybody admired his courage.
Beware of one who praises you to your face.
People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.
Your teachers always speak well of your work.
Silvia had a stern father who never praised her.
He values honor above anything else.
Tom must choose between honor and death.
A good student like Tom brings honor to our class.
They accorded him many honors.
Why do American parents praise their children?
It is a great honor for me to have been elected chairman.
The boy is a credit to our school.
I would prefer an honorable death.
I would rather be killed than live in disgrace.
I'll take that as a compliment.
His honor was corroded by greed.
He admired my new car.
The college bestowed an honorary degree on him.
He received an honorable discharge from the army.
The actress sued the magazine for libel.