noun

  1. favoritism, partiality, prejudice, bias.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
依怙 えこ

Contained Kanji Breakdown

reliant, depend on, consequently
イ よ.る よ (7th, N2)
human radical (no. 9)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ ころも きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
depend, rely on, father
コ たの.む (Kentei 1)
heart, standing heart radical variant (no. 61)
シン こころ
old
コ ふる.い ふゆ (2nd, N4)
ten
ジュウ ジッ ジュッ (1st, N5)
mouth
くち コウ ク (1st, N4)