企
企 — Undertake
undertake, scheme, design, attempt, plan
On’yomiキ (ki)
Kun’yomiくわだてる (kuwadateru)
Kun’yomiたくらむ (takuramu)
Stroke order (6 strokes)
Watch the strokes draw themselves in the correct order — numbers mark where each stroke starts. Diagram from KanjiVG (CC BY-SA).
Common words using 企
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 企業 | きぎょう kigyou | enterprise; business; company |
| 企画 | きかく kikaku | planning; plan; project |
| 中小企業 | ちゅうしょうきぎょう chuushoukigyou | small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses |
| 大企業 | だいきぎょう daikigyou | large company; large enterprise; large corporation |
| 経企庁 | けいきちょう keikichou | Economic Planning Agency (1955-2001) |
| 経済企画庁 | けいざいきかくちょう keizaikikakuchou | Economic Planning Agency (1955-2001) |
Study notes
企 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 6 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #278 of the 2,500 most frequent kanji in newspapers. On’yomi (音読み) are Chinese-derived readings mostly used in compound words; kun’yomi (訓読み) are native Japanese readings, with any highlighted part written in hiragana after the kanji (okurigana).
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