Japanese symbol for “favoritism”
偏愛
へんあい
Romaji: hen'ai
favoritism; favouritism; partiality
In Japanese, favoritism is 偏愛, read へんあい (hen'ai).
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Meanings
- n, vs, vt favoritism; favouritism; partiality
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “favoritism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 贔屓 | ひいき hiiki | favour; favor; patronage |
| 依怙贔屓 | えこひいき ekohiiki | favoritism; favouritism; partiality |
| 情実 | じょうじつ joujitsu | personal considerations; private circumstances; favoritism (favouritism) |
| 偏頗 | へんぱ henpa | favoritism; favouritism; discrimination |
| 身びいき | みびいき mibiiki | favoritism (esp. to relatives, associates, etc.); favouritism; nepotism |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 偏見 | へんけん henken | prejudice; bias; distorted view |
| 偏向 | へんこう henkou | propensity; tendency; inclination |
| 偏り | かたより katayori | deviation; inclination; offset |
| 偏る | かたよる katayoru | to lean (to one side); to incline |
| 偏重 | へんちょう henchou | attaching too much importance to; placing disproportionate emphasis on; making too much of |
| 偏食 | へんしょく henshoku | unbalanced diet |
| 恋愛 | れんあい ren'ai | love; romance; tender passion |
| 愛情 | あいじょう aijou | love; affection |
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.