栄
栄 — Flourish
flourish, prosperity, honor, glory, splendor
On’yomiエイ (ei)
On’yomiヨウ (you)
Kun’yomiさかえる (sakaeru)
Kun’yomiはえ (hae)
Kun’yomi-ばえ (bae)
Kun’yomiはえる (haeru)
Kun’yomiえ (e)
Stroke order (9 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 栄
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 栄養 | えいよう eiyou | nutrition; nourishment |
| 繁栄 | はんえい hanei | prosperity; thriving; flourishing |
| 栄光 | えいこう eikou | glory |
| 共栄 | きょうえい kyouei | mutual prosperity |
| 光栄 | こうえい kouei | honour; honor; glory |
| 栄誉 | えいよ eiyo | honour; honor |
Study notes
栄 is a JLPT N2 kanji written with 9 strokes. It is taught in Japanese elementary school (grade 4), so native children learn it early — a good sign it appears everywhere. Ranked #920 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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