恵
恵 — Favor
favor, blessing, grace, kindness
On’yomiケイ (kei)
On’yomiエ (e)
Kun’yomiめぐむ (megumu)
Kun’yomiめぐみ (megumi)
Stroke order (10 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 恵
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 知恵 | ちえ chie | wisdom; wit; sagacity |
| 恩恵 | おんけい onkei | grace; favor; favour |
| 最恵国 | さいけいこく saikeikoku | most favored nation; most favoured nation; MFN |
| 恵み | めぐみ megumi | blessing; grace |
| 恵比寿 | えびす ebisu | Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce |
| 恵む | めぐむ megumu | to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.) |
Study notes
恵 is a JLPT N1 kanji written with 10 strokes. It is taught at secondary-school level in Japan. Ranked #925 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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