19 strokes
Jinmeiyou kanji used in names
Kentei exam level Pre-1

affection, love, patronage

Kun'yomi
  • めぐ
  • めぐ
On'yomi
  • チョ
    favor

Main Radical

(KanXi)

Reading Commonality

チョウ 100.0%

Character Breakdown

affection, love, patronage
チョウ めぐ.み (Kentei Pre-1)
shaped crown, katakana u radical (no. 40)
ベン メン (Kentei 1)
dot, tick or dot radical (no. 3)
チュ (Kentei 1)
wa-shaped crown radical (no. 14)
ベキ (Kentei 1)
dragon, imperial
リュウ リョウ たつ (Kentei Pre-1)
stake(樁) variant
stand up, rise, set up
た.つ リツ たつ (1st, N4)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
grass, straw, herbs
to divide
one, one radical (no.1)
イチ いっ ひと- (1st, N5)
month, moon
つき ゲツ ガツ (1st, N5)
bow, bow (archery, violin)
ゆみ キュウ こ (2nd, N1)
three
サン み みっ.つ (1st, N5)

Common Words

one's favorite mistress
favorite child ②darling
the favor of one's ruler (favor)
favored retainer
to enjoy (a person's) favor (favor)
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References

Unicode hex code 5BF5
JIS X 0208 1-35-94
Nelson, A. Classic Nelson 1346
Haig, J. New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary 1370
Halpern, J. Kodansha Kanji Dictionary 3029
Halpern, J. Kanji Learners Dictionary (Kodansha), 2nd edition (2013) 2113
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji 2982
Heisig, J. Remembering The Kanji, Sixth Ed. 2986
O'Neill, P.G. Japanese Names 2893
Morohashi Daikanwajiten 7368
Tuttle Dictionary Descriptor Code 3m16.1
Four corner code 3021.1