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Kanji Detail for 惠 - "blessing, grace"

惠

  • Meaning

    惠 means "blessing, grace." Also associated with wise.

    1. Blessing - A favor; a gift.

    2. Grace - Kindness; benevolence.

    3. Wise - Intelligent; clever.

  • Origin of 惠

    The traditional form of 恵. 叀, a spindle, over 心, the heart. The Shuowen reads the pair together as benevolence; others take 叀 for the sound. The Japanese standard simplifies the upper element to give 恵.

    How to remember it: A turning spindle over a heart — kindness paid out steadily.

    Sources: en.wiktionary.org · mojinavi.com

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    • Verified meaning: blessing, grace
    • Jinmeiyō kanji — officially approved for use in Japanese given names
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read えざき, けい, さとし, めぐ)
    • Also carries these associations: wise

    A single kanji rarely maps one-to-one onto an English word. Read the meanings and associations above as a set — a character that fits the dictionary definition can still carry a connotation you did not intend.

  • Name readings of 惠

    Given names 惠(けい)Listen 惠(めぐ)Listen 惠(めぐみ)Listen 惠(めぐむ)Listen

    Surnames 惠(えざき)Listen 惠(さとし)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    blessing; grace; favor; kindness

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    favor, benefit, confer kindness

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    surname Hui

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    favor, benefit, blessing, kindness

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Benevolent. (Analects) "His nurturing of the people was kind." | Like "to bestow." Such as receiving a gift being 見惠; receiving a letter being 惠函.

  • Onyomi

    tip

    e(エ) エ

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    megu.mi(めぐ-み) めぐ-み

    megu.mu(めぐ-む) めぐ-む

  • Strokes

    tip

    12 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    心 忄 (kokoro・shitagokoro・risshimben)

  • Related Keywords

    blessing grace wise mercy kindness benefit favor advantage aid generosity gift help intelligent prosperity support

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