Kanji N1

恩: grace, kindness, goodness

恩 is a JLPT N1 kanji meaning grace, kindness, goodness, written with 10 strokes. It is read オン (on), and has no common kun reading. Children in Japan learn it in grade 6. You will see it in 恩恵 (おんけい, grace) and 恩 (おん, favour).

恩

Meanings

  • grace
  • kindness
  • goodness
  • favor
  • mercy
  • blessing
  • benefit
Strokes10
JLPT levelN1
School gradeGrade 6
Frequency#1418 of 2,500

On reading · Kun reading

On reading
  • オン

On'yomi: from Chinese, written in katakana. Used in compound words.

Kun reading
  • None in common use

Kun'yomi: native Japanese, in hiragana. The faint part is the okurigana, written in kana after the kanji.

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Common words with 恩

The most useful words written with it, easiest first. Every other kanji in them opens its own page.

  • 恩恵おんけい

    grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

    JLPT N2
  • 恩おん

    favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

    JLPT N3
  • 恩赦おんしゃ

    amnesty; pardon

  • 恩師おんし

    teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude)

  • 恩返しおんがえし

    paying back a favour

  • 恩給おんきゅう

    pension (esp. public servant's)

  • 恩賜おんし

    Imperial gift

  • 恩人おんじん

    benefactor; patron

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Stroke order from KanjiVG © Ulrich Apel, CC BY-SA 3.0. Readings, meanings and words from KANJIDIC2 and JMdict, names from JMnedict, © EDRDG, CC BY-SA 4.0, and Wikidata, CC0. JLPT lists after Jonathan Waller (tanos.co.uk), CC BY.