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寵 (ちょう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora
Freq. Frequency Top 100,000 Expressions 恩おん 寵ちょう を 受う ける enjoy someone's favor; be in someone's good graces 寵ちょう 愛あい 昂こう じて 尼あま にする to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun 寵ちょう 愛あい 昂こう じて 尼あま になす to love one's child too much for their own good; to love one's daughter so much as to make her a nun Kanji 寵 affection, love, patronage Related words 寵ちょう 愛あい 寵愛 is the more common compound meaning 'favor, affection, patronage'. 寵 alone is a literary noun with the same meaning, often used in formal or historical contexts.
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To receive favor/affection.
恩おん 寵ちょう
favorite child; darling child · darling; favorite; star; hero
ruler's favor; sovereign's grace
favourite concubine; favored imperial consort
Show 6 more favorite mistress; favored concubine
favor; grace; special patronage
pet (thing); favorite thing
favorite retainer; court favorite
favor; affectionate patronage
grace (of God)
Etymology The kanji 寵 means 'favor, affection, patronage'. The reading ちょう is the on'yomi. The word is used in classical and literary contexts.
