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Kanji Detail for 経 - "to pass through, warp"

経

  • Meaning

    経 means "to pass through, warp." Also associated with to govern.

    1. Pass through - To experience over time; to undergo.

    2. Govern - To manage; to administer.

    3. Warp - The vertical threads in weaving.

    4. Sutra - Buddhist scriptures; sacred texts.

    5. Principle - A fundamental rule; a doctrine.

  • Words using 経

    • 経営 けいえい Listen management; administration; operation
    • 経済 けいざい Listen economy; economics; finance
    • 経験 けいけん Listen experience
    • 経費 けいひ Listen expenses; expenditure; outgoings
    • 経営者 けいえいしゃ Listen manager; proprietor
    • 経常 けいじょう Listen ordinary
    • 経緯 けいい Listen details; particulars; sequence of events
    • 経済的 けいざいてき Listen economic; financial; economical

  • Four-character idioms with 経

    • 四書五経 ししょごきょう Listen the Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism; the Nine Chinese Classics
    • 経世済民 けいせいさいみん Listen governing a nation and providing relief to people
    • 経国済民 けいこくさいみん Listen governing a nation and providing relief to people

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    • Verified meaning: to pass through, warp
    • Official Jōyō kanji — a standard character every Japanese reader recognises
    • Used in real Japanese given names (read おさむ, きょう, けい, たて)
    • Also carries these associations: to govern

    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 経

    Given names 経(おさむ)Listen 経(きょう)Listen 経(けい)Listen 経(つね)Listen

    Surnames 経(たて)Listen 経(のぶ)Listen

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    sutra; longitude; pass thru; expire; warp

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    classic works; pass through

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    Japanese variant of 經|经

  • Onyomi

    tip

    kei(ケイ) ケイ

    kin(キン) キン

    kyoh(キョウ) キョウ

  • Kunyomi

    tip

    haka.ru(はか-る) はか-る

    heru(へ-る) へ-る

    nori(のり) のり

    ta.tsu(たつ) たつ

    tateito(たていと) たていと

  • Strokes

    tip

    11 strokes

  • Radical

    tip

    糸 (ito・itohen)

  • Related Keywords

    to pass through to govern warp boundary constant direction path principle rule sutra experience manage administer conduct control guide handle lead maintain navigate operate oversee passage regulate run traverse weave

Sentences including 経

  • He is still green at the job.

  • I am not experienced in driving.

  • The trouble is that she lacks experience.

  • He is lacking in experience.

  • This kind of experience is familiar to everybody.

  • He has experience as well as learning.

  • The experience gave him the courage.

  • I will keep this experience in mind forever.

  • Besides being economical , it's fun.

  • We learn much by experience.

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