Japanese symbol for “favours”
高誼
こうぎ
Romaji: kougi
(your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
In Japanese, favours is 高誼, read こうぎ (kougi).
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Meanings
- n (your) kindness; favours (conferred on one)
Written forms: 高誼、高宜. Readings: こうぎ.
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “favours”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 余瀝 | よれき yoreki | lingering raindrops; remaining portion of a drink; favors |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 最高 | さいこう saikou | best; supreme; wonderful |
| 高い | たかい takai | high; tall |
| 高校 | こうこう koukou | senior high school; high school |
| 高校生 | こうこうせい koukousei | senior high school student |
| 高速 | こうそく kousoku | high-speed; rapid; express |
| 高齢 | こうれい kourei | advanced age; old age |
| 友誼 | ゆうぎ yuugi | friendship; friendly relations; fellowship |
| 厚誼 | こうぎ kougi | kindnesses; friendship; cordialities |
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.