Kanji

What does the kanji 英 mean?

英 means brilliant, outstanding; England, English. On'yomi エイ. Kun'yomi はなぶさ.

Quick facts
On'yomiエイ
Kun'yomiはなぶさ
Strokes8
Main radical艸
Level (estimated, JLPT framework)N4
On'yomi エイKun'yomi はなぶさ
N4 · estimated, JLPT framework8 strokes

brilliant, outstanding; England, English

Memory hook

Grass (艹) spreading over something big (大) — the finest part the plant can produce — EXCELLENT, ENGLAND.

Stroke order · 8 strokes

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Common words

  • 英語えいごEnglish (language)

More words with this kanji

  • 和英わえいJapanese-English; Japanese-English dictionary
  • 英和えいわEnglish-Japanese; English-Japanese dictionary
  • 英文えいぶんEnglish text, sentence
  • 英字えいじEnglish letters, Roman characters
  • 英雄えいゆうhero

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Data sources and licences

English meanings, On/Kun readings, stroke counts: KANJIDIC2 — Electronic Dictionary Research and Development Group (EDRDG), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Components: KRADFILE (EDRDG). Stroke order: KanjiVG (Ulrich Apel), licensed CC BY-SA 3.0. Mnemonics written by GoMe.

Voice: VOICEVOX Nemo.

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