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褒美 (ほうび): reward, prize — Japanese vocabulary

褒美 is read ほうび and means "reward, prize". JLPT N1 word with pitch accent and an example sentence.

褒美

Reading
ほうび · houbi
Translation
reward, prize
Level
JLPT N1
Pitch accent
ほうびが

Example

この動物は単にほうびが欲しいから、活動しているのにすぎないのだ。

このどうぶつはたんにほうびがほしいから、かつどうしているのにすぎないのだ。

This animal is just working for rewards.

Kanji in this word

  • 褒 — praise
  • 美 — beautiful

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