ほう
褒
へん
貶

noun, takes する, transitive verb

  1. praise and censure, criticism.

Variations

Pronunciation Kanji Kana Is Common
ほう
褒
へん
貶
 褒貶 ほうへん

Contained Kanji Breakdown

praise, extol
ほ.める　ホウ (9th, N1)
garment, clothes, dressing
イ　ころも　きぬ (4th, N2)
kettle lid radical (no. 8)
トウ (Kentei 1)
garment(衣) variant
protect, guarantee, keep
ホ　たも.つ　ホウ (5th, N1)
human radical (no. 9)
be amazed, disgusted, shocked
ぼ.ける　あき.れる　ホウ (Kentei Pre-1)
mouth
くち　コウ　ク (1st, N4)
tree, wood
き　モク　こ- (1st, N5)
degrade, disparage, belittle
おとし.める　けな.す　ヘン (Kentei 1)
shellfish
かい　バイ (1st, N2)
eye, class, look
め　モク　ボク (1st, N4)
eight, eight radical (no. 12)
ハチ　や　はっ (1st, N5)
destitution, scarce, limited
ボウ　とぼ.しい　とも.しい (8th, N1)
katakana no radical (no. 4)
ヘツ　えい　よう (Kentei 1)
of, this
これ　の　ゆき (Kentei Pre-1, N1)