Word Meaning 判官贔屓

はんがんびいき hangambiiki

判官贔屓 is read as はんがんびいき (hangambiiki) and means sympathy for a tragic hero.

Meaning

English

  1. sympathy for a tragic hero
  2. rooting for the underdog

Reading

Kana

はんがんびいき

Romaji

hangambiiki

Writing Variants

  • 判官贔屓 ほうがんびいき hougambiiki

Stroke Sequence

4 Characters • 46 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

Kanken 1級 Yojijukugo Rank 147472 Priority X

Related Vocabulary

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判官

ぞう

judge

判任官

はんにんかん

junior official

贔屓

ひいき

favourite

身贔屓

みびいき

favoritism (towards relatives)

えこ贔屓

えこひいき

favoritism

贔屓

びいき

liking something

贔屓

ひき

bixi

贔屓贔屓

ひいきびいき

each person supporting (patronizing) his (her) own favorite

縁者贔屓

えんじゃびいき

nepotism

裁判官

さいばんかん

judge

最高裁裁判官

さいこうさいさいばんかん

justice of the Supreme Court

裁判所書記官

さいばんしょしょきかん

clerk of court