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恵

恵 — readings, stroke count and radical

Stroke order

Stroke order data from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Origin of the character

「惠」の略体。「惠」については惠#字源の項目を参照。

Character meanings and origins come from the Japanese Wiktionary.

Meaning

favor, blessing, grace, kindness

English glosses from KANJIDIC2.

Readings

On (Sino-Japanese)
  • ケイJHS
  • エJHS
Kun (native)
  • めぐ(む)JHS
  • めぐ(み)
Nanori (used in names)
  • あや
  • け
  • さと
  • さとし
  • しげ
  • へい
  • み
  • やす
Other languages
  • 拼音hui4
  • 한글hye
  • Hán-ViệtHuệ

Labels show the school stage at which each Jōyō reading is taught.

Basics

Strokes
10 strokes
Radical
心(こころ)
JIS level
Level 1
JLPT (old scale)
Level 2
Unicode
U+6075

Components

Components this kanji is made of. Follow them to find similar kanji.

Composition (IDS): top–bottom ⿱𤰔心

Words using this kanji

  • 恵みめぐみblessing, grace
  • 恵比寿えびす「えびす」の漢字表記。Ebisu
  • 恵むめぐむ「めぐむ」を参照。to bless, to show mercy to, to give (money, etc.)
  • 恵まれるめぐまれる「めぐまれる」の漢字表記。to be blessed with, to be rich in, to abound in
  • 恵えwisdom, enlightenment, prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path), wisdom
  • 恵沢けいたくめぐみ。日本の法律では、基本理念を示す条文などで用いられる。blessing, pity, favor, favour
  • 恵与けいよ恵み、与えること。 人から物を頂いたことに対する尊敬語。presentation, giving, bestowing
  • 恵贈けいぞう物を贈られた際にその送り主に対する尊敬語。恵投。presenting (a gift, etc.), giving, bestowing
  • 恵方えほう年ごとの縁起が良いとされる方角。吉方。favourable direction, favorable direction, lucky direction
  • 恵存けいそんmessage appended to a note accompanying a gift, requesting the recipient to keep the gift at hand
  • 恵雨けいうwelcome rain
  • 恵投けいとう物を贈られた際にその送り主に対する尊敬語。恵贈。presentation, giving, bestowing
  • 恵体けいたいwell-built body, large body, full-figured body
  • 恵方参りえほうまいりNew Year's visit to a shrine or temple which lies in a favorable (favourable) or lucky direction
  • 恵み深いめぐみふかいgracious, benign
  • 恵方巻きえほうまきehōmaki
  • 恵みの雨めぐみのあめwelcome rain, merciful rain, blessed rain, rain after a long dry period
  • 恵比須鮫えびすざめbroadnose sevengill shark (Notorynchus cepedianus, species of circumglobal cow shark with 7 gill slits)
  • 恵胡海苔エゴノリCampylaephora hypnaeoides (species of red algae), egonori
  • 恵まれた人々めぐまれたひとびとblessed people, favored people (favoured), privileged people

Words starting with this kanji, most common first.

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Similar-looking kanji

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Variants

Lookup codes

SKIP
2-6-4
Four Corner
5033.6
Spahn–Hadamitzky
4k6.16
Heisig
659
Nelson
1681