Keyword
praise
Info
FrequencyTop 1000-1100
Type
Jōyō 
?
Shinjitai ?
KankenLevel Pre-2
Heisig1073
Old form
Readings
(75%)
ほう
(23%)
Composed of
lid
preserve
cape
Used in vocabulary (43 in total)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
reward; prize
reward; prize
Examples (14 in total)
Thank you for your words of praise. I was very happy.
The teacher praised our son.
She praised him for his honesty.
"That's amazing!" "Nice! I got praised. I'm so happy."
Far from blaming him, she gave him a reward.
That's a compliment, right?
I rewarded my pigeons with food for climbing onto the box.
She admired her daughter, who looked lovely that evening.
Tom praised Mary.
He was acclaimed as the best writer of the year.
In nature there are neither rewards nor punishments.
The sweet treats are selling well.
His courage was celebrated in all the newspapers.
Her cheeks began to glow at his compliments.