JLPT N1 • KANJI

praise and criticism

Practice Question

🎉 Explanation

English Explanation

The correct reading is きよほうへん. All four kanji use their common On'yomi in this four-character idiom. Misreadings like きよひょうへん confuse 褒 with 評, and きよほうべん confuses 貶 with 弁. 毀誉褒貶 refers to the mixed praise and criticism, or the ups and downs of a person's reputation.

日本語解説

正しい読みは「きよほうへん」です。これらは全て一般的な音読みで、四字熟語です。「ひょう」や「べん」の誤読は別の漢字と混同しています。毀誉褒貶は、世間における賞賛と非難、評判の浮き沈みを意味します。

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