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Favor

On’yomiけい・え
Kun’yomiめぐ.む・めぐ.み
MeaningsFavor, Blessing, Grace, Kindness
JLPT N1 10 strokes #908 most common Secondary school Radical heart
書き順 · Stroke order

How to write 恵

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分解 · What it is made of

The parts of 恵

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部首 · Radical

The radical of 恵

Radical 61 of 214
Heart

The radical is the part a paper dictionary files a kanji under, and it usually hints at meaning. 恵 is filed under (heart) — radical number 61 of the 214 in the Kangxi system.

Other kanji built on 心

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熟語 · In real words

Words that use 恵

Kanji are almost never met alone. These are the most common words built from this character, ordered by how often they actually appear in Japanese.

知恵 ちえ wisdom; wit; sagacity
智恵 ちえ wisdom; wit; sagacity
恩恵 おんけい grace; favor; favour
最恵国 さいけいこく most favored nation; most favoured nation; MFN
恵み めぐみ blessing; grace
恵比寿 えびす Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
恵比須 えびす Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
知恵遅れ ちえおくれ mental retardation
特恵関税 とっけいかんぜい preferential tariff; preferential duty
知恵袋 ちえぶくろ all one's wisdom; bag (full) of wisdom; the brains (of a group)
名乗り · Name readings

How 恵 is read in names

Japanese names use readings that appear nowhere else in the language. These are 恵's — the reason personal and place names are so hard to read even for native speakers.

あやさとさとししげへいやす
同音 · Sound-alikes

Kanji that sound like 恵

Japanese has far more kanji than syllables, so one reading is shared by many characters. These are the ones you will confuse with 恵 — learn them together, not separately.

地名 · In place names

Japanese towns written with 恵

Place names are where kanji readings get strange — and where you meet this character in the wild.

画数 · 10 strokes

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頻度 · Frequency

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恵 is the 908th most common kanji in written Japanese. Learning in frequency order is the fastest route to reading real text.

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質問 · Questions

About the kanji 恵

What does the kanji 恵 mean?

恵 means Favor, Blessing, Grace, Kindness. It is the 908th most common kanji in written Japanese.

How do you read the kanji 恵?

恵 is read on'yomi (Chinese-derived) けい、え; kun'yomi (native Japanese) めぐ.む、めぐ.み.

How many strokes does 恵 have?

恵 is written with 10 strokes. The animated diagram on this page shows the correct order.

What level is the kanji 恵?

It appears at JLPT level N1, and Japanese schoolchildren learn it in secondary school.

What is the radical of 恵?

The radical of 恵 is 心 (heart), radical number 61 of the 214 Kangxi radicals. The radical is the component a dictionary files the character under, and it usually points at the character's meaning.

What words use the kanji 恵?

Common words written with 恵 include 知恵 (ちえ, wisdom; wit; sagacity); 智恵 (ちえ, wisdom; wit; sagacity); 恩恵 (おんけい, grace; favor; favour).

Which kanji sound the same as 恵?

恵 shares a reading with 会 (え), 回 (え), 京 (けい), 経 (けい), 計 (けい), among others. Same-sounding kanji are one of the most common sources of confusion in Japanese.

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