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Kotomora

屓

exerting strength

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Readings

On'yomi

  • キ

Kun'yomi

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Meaning

屓 centers on the idea of exerting physical strength or effort, often with a sense of straining or pushing forcefully.

Most common words using 屓

  • 贔屓ひいき
    N1

    favour; favor; patronage; favouritism; favoritism; partiality

  • 贔屓びいき

    liking something; being partial to something; -phile

  • 贔屓目ひいきめ

    seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

  • 依怙贔屓えこひいき

    favoritism; favouritism; partiality; prejudice; bias

  • 縁者贔屓えんじゃびいき

    nepotism

  • 贔屓ひき

    bixi; dragon with the shell of a turtle (Chinese mythology)

  • 贔屓にするひいきにする

    to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of

  • 贔屓の引き倒しひいきのひきたおし

    doing someone a disservice by showing too much partiality; overly favouring someone to their detriment

  • 贔屓目に見るひいきめにみる

    to view in a favourable light; to look favourably on

  • 贔屓贔屓ひいきびいき

    each person supporting (patronizing) his (her) own favorite

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Etymology

屓 combines 尸 (a body or flag) with 貝 (shell), but the historical origin of this specific combination is uncertain. It may have originally depicted a person straining under a load, but the exact development is unclear.

Meaning mnemonic

Imagine a person (尸) lifting a heavy shell (貝) with great effort, straining every muscle to exert strength.

Reading mnemonic

For キ, picture a key (キー) being turned with great force, as if exerting strength to unlock something heavy.